Lithium triborate

Lithium triborate (LiB₃O₅) or LBO is a non-linear optical crystal. It has a wide transparency range, moderately high nonlinear coupling, high damage threshold and desirable chemical and mechanical properties. This crystal is often used for second harmonic generation (SHG, also known as frequency doubling), for example of Nd:YAG lasers (1064 nm → 532 nm). LBO can be both critically and non-critically phase-matched. In the latter case the crystal has to be heated or cooled depending on the wavelength.

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Lithium triborate

__Li+     __ B3+     __ O2−
Identifiers
CAS Number	12007-41-9 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	65321981
PubChem CID	23716905
InChI InChI=1S/B3O5.Li/c4-1-7-3(6)8-2-5;/q-1;+1 Key: VCZFPTGOQQOZGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [Li+].B(=O)OB([O-])OB=O
Properties
Chemical formula	LiB3O5
Molar mass	119.37 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless crystalline solid
Density	2.747 g/cm3
Melting point	834 °C (1,533 °F; 1,107 K)
Refractive index (nD)	1.5656
Structure
Molecular shape	Orthorhombic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

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Lithium triborate was discovered and developed by Chen Chuangtian and others of the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It has been patented.^[1]