Name: | ZGP(ZnGeP2) | Crystal Structure: | Tetragonal,`42m |
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Lattice Parameter: | A=b=5.467, C=12.736 | Mass Density: | 4.16 G/cm3 |
Moh Hardness: | 5.5 | Melting Point: | About 1040°C |
High Light: | zinc germanium phosphide,ZGP Crystals,5.5 Moh Nonlinear Crystals |
Chemical and Physical properties
Property | Value |
Chemical Formula | ZnGeP2 |
Crystal Structure | Tetragonal,`42m |
Lattice Parameter | a=b=5.467, c=12.736 |
Mass Density | 4.16 g/cm3 |
Moh Hardness | 5.5 |
Melting Point | About 1040°C |
Thermal Conductivity | 180 W/m/K |
Thermal Expansion Coefficient | ‖,5×10-6/K; ⊥,7.8×10-6/K |
Birefringence | positive uniaxial |
Property | Value |
Transparency Range | 0.74 12 um |
Absorption Coefficient | <0.05cm-1 @2050-2100 nm |
Refractive Indices | |
@ 2.05 um | no = 3.1478, ne = 3.1891 |
@ 2.79 um | no = 3.1333, ne = 3.1744 |
@ 5.30 um | no = 3.1136, ne = 3.1547 |
@ 10.6 um | no = 3.0729, ne = 3.1143 |
Sellmeier Equations( in m) | no2() = 4.64467+5.10087/(2-0.13656)+4.277772/(2-1653.89) |
ne2() = 4.71539+5.26358/(2-0.14386)+2.373102/(2-1000.82) |
Property | Value |
SHG Phase Matchable Range | 3177 10357nm (Type I) |
NLO coefficients | d36=758 pm/V |
Typedeeo=d36 sin2cos2 | |
Typedoeo=deoo=d36 sinsin2 | |
Damage Threshold | |
at 2.79 um | 30 GW/cm2 (150 ps) |
at 10.6 um | 1 GW/cm2 (2 ns) |
[um] | [cm-1] | Note |
1.064 | 1.52 | |
1.06 | best crystals | |
1.9 | 0.80.95 | |
2 | 0.15 | o-wave, best crystals |
0.16 | ||
2.05 | 0.35 | |
0.26 | o-wave | |
0.23 | ||
0.2 | o-wave, after annealing | |
<0.1 | best crystals | |
0.09 | best crystals | |
0.020.04 | after annealing and radiation processing | |
2.08 | 0.62 | o-wave, mean value |
1.2 | e-wave, mean value | |
2.15 | 0.6 | |
0.090.25 | typical crystals, o-wave | |
0.03 | best crystals, o-wave | |
2.39 | 0.55 | |
2.5 | 0.11 | o-wave, as-grown crystals |
2.58 | <0.1 | |
2.58.3 | <0.2 | |
2.58.5 | <0.1 | |
2.73 | 0.03 |