BNA Organic Crystal
N-benzyl-2-methyl-4-nitroaniline
BNA generates and detects across the terahertz and the mid-infrared. It runs on Ti:Sa 800 nm, on OPA / OPCPA, and on 1030 nm lasers. Our IP-protected Sapphire-BNA technology prevents the crystal from heating and melting under high-power Ti:Sa 800 nm pumping. Pumped by a 1250 nm OPA it delivers > 6 MV/cm (pp) at 0.8 % efficiency.
- THz/MIR generator and detector
- Multi-THz generator
- Second harmonic generator
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Applications — We use our IP-protected Sapphire-BNA technology to overcome the damage of BNA crystals from high-power Ti:Sa 800 nm lasers.
Sapphire strongly helps in preventing the heating up and melting of the BNA crystal. The images below are thermal images, 2 kHz / 800 nm. Sapphire-BNA was exposed to 12 mJ/cm², Glass-BNA was exposed to 3.7 mJ/cm². Work done by A. Gopal (Jena Uni, Germany). Idea from Johannes Hasse (PSI, Switzerland).
Example output, Ti:Sa 800 nm — > 4 MV/cm (pp). Smooth electric field trace. Perfect beam profile. Using old technology (no sapphire). Result by A. Gopal (Jena, Germany). Accepted to Opt. Express.
Example output, OPA 1250 nm — > 6 MV/cm (pp). Super broad spectrum. 0.8 % efficiency. Perfect beam profile. Diffraction limited focusing, measured with our RIGI microbolometer camera.
- ▸ Literature: Opt. Lett. 4, 1777 (2016); APL 98, 091106 (2011); JOSA B 25, B6 (2008); Opt. Express 15, 13212 (2007); Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 091106 (2011); Opt. Lett. 33, 252 (2008)
| Operates with | Ti:Sa 800 nm · OPA / OPCPA · 1030 nm laser |
|---|---|
| Expected input | 1 mJ Ti:Sa 800 nm |
| Expected output THz | 1 MV/cm, 2.1 µJ |
| Ti:Sa 800 nm output | > 4 MV/cm (pp) |
| OPA 1250 nm output | > 6 MV/cm (pp), 0.8 % efficiency |
| 1 — Intense Nonlinear Spectroscopy | Comparison with conventional ZnTe sources |
| 2 — Broadband Linear Spectroscopy | Comparison with conventional Lithium Niobate sources |
| 3 — X-ray Streaking Camera | BNA spectrum provides 5 times better streaking resolution than Lithium Niobate presently employed in all X-ray streaking cameras |
Rigi Camera
Terahertz Filters
THz Detector Crystals
