LiTaO3(LT)

DESCRIPTION FEATURES

LiTaO3 crystal belongs to 3m crystal system. The Large electro-optic coefficient

transverse electro-optic modulation of the crystal
can be used to measure the electric field. LiTaO3 Not easy to deliquesce
has excellent electro-optic properties, it has higher
electro-optic coefficient than LiNbO3, higher optical High sensitive
damage threshold, lower birefringence, wide trans-
mission band, and high light transmittance. The wide transparency range
crystals produced by different crystal growth meth-
ods have different optical damage thresholds, the high optical damage threshold
LiTaO3 crystal prepared by top-seeded solution
method is one order of magnitude higher than that Stable chemical and physical properties
of the same component crystal. As an electro-opti-
cal crystal for measuring an electric field, LiTaO3 is
widely used because of its large electro-optic coef-
ficient, which makes it highly sensitive in measure-
ment ,and the wafer fabrication cost is low.
PARAMETERS

TYPICAL OPTICAL PROPERTIES

APPLICATIONS
Electro-Optic Coefficients r(10-12 mV-1) at 632.8 nm

Optical storage rT13 8.4 rS13 7

r T
– r S
1
High speed holographic camera 22 22

rT
33
30.5 r S
33
30.3
The transient record rT
– r
S
20
51 51

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LiTaO3(LT)
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Nonlinear Optical Coefficients at 1-06 µ m (*d31=d15)
d22 / l d36KDP l 4.4 Property Value
d31 / l d36KDP l -2.7 Point group C3v-3m

d33 / l d36KDP l -4.1 Refractive index at 632.8nm n0=2.176,ne=2.186

Transparent Range 0.4-5.0µm

Orientation X,Z,36°Y,42°Y,128°Y
Refractive Index at 632.8 nm Melting point 1650℃
no
2.1787 Density 7.45g/cm3
ne 2.1821 Mohs hardness 5.5
no: TE mode ne: TM mode Thermal expansion coefficient aa=16×10-6/K, ac=4×10-6/K

Specific heat 0.06J/(kg•°C)

Cell Parameters a=5.154Å,c=13.781Å

Typical Acoustic Properties
Curie Temperature 605℃

CE11=2.33(×1011N/m2)
Selective Piezoelectric Coupling Factors & Frequency Constants Elastic Stiffness Coefficient CE33=2.77(×1011N/m2)

Plate Wave Type Coupling Resonance Frequency γS13=7×10-12m/V

Electro-optical coefficients@0.63µm
Orientation Factor Constant (MHz-mm) γS33=30.3×10-12m/V
X S 0.44 1.906
Heat Capacity (Cp) 100 J / k.mol
Z E 0.19 3.04

36° Y – Cut QE – –

163° Y – Cut QS – –

E = extensional S = shear QE = quasi – extensional QS = quasi – shear

Surface Acoustic Wave Properties

Surface Wave Coupling Group Delay Time Temp

Description Propagation Design
Velocity (m/s) Coefficient k² (%) Coefficient (ppm/°C)
36 ° Y – Cut X – Axis SSBW 4160 5 28 ~ 32
42° Y – Cut X – Axis SSBW 4022 7.6 40

X – Cut 112.2 Y Direction SAW 3290 0.75 18

SAW = Surface Acoustic Wave L, SAW =Leaky SAW

piezoelectric property

c11 c12 c13 c14 c33 c44

Elastic stiffness coeffi
cient cij/(1010N/m2) 22.8 3.1 7.4 -1.2 27.1 9.6

piezoelectric strain d15 d22 d31 d33

constant dij/(10-11C/N) 2.6 0.85 -0.3 0.92

εT11/ε0 εT11/ε0
dielectric constant
53 44

Electromechanical k15 k31

coupling coefficient
kij(%) 50 50

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