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Lithium triborate (LBO)

A review of its properties and applications

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The paper contains a review of crystallographic, optical and nonlinear optical properties of the lithium triborate (LiB3O5 or LBO) crystal and presents a description of its typical applications in nonlinear optics and quantum electronics.

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Nikogosyan, D.N. Lithium triborate (LBO). Appl. Phys. A 58, 181–190 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00324374

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