The invention relates to a
nonlinear optical crystal of large-size
sodium borate
vanadium, and a preparation method and application thereof. The
crystal has the molecular formula of Na3B6VO13, belongs to the rhombic
system, and has the molecular weight of 392.77, the
crystal size of 10-60mm multiplied by 10-60mm multiplied by 10-60mm and the Mohs
hardness of 5.5; a
sodium borate
vanadium compound is adopted to be evenly mixed with a fluxing agent, heated until constant temperature, and cooled until saturation temperature, thus obtaining a
mixed solution;
seed crystal is placed into the
mixed solution, and the temperature is decreased until the saturation temperature, thus obtaining the required crystal; the crystal is extracted from liquid surface, and the temperature is decreased until
room temperature, thus obtaining the
nonlinear optical crystal of large-size
sodium borate
vanadium. The
nonlinear optical effect of the
nonlinear optical crystal of large-size sodium borate vanadium is half of the effect of the KDP crystal, and the light transmitting wave range of the crystal is 375nm to 3000nm. The
nonlinear optical crystal of the large-size sodium borate vanadium has the advantages of simple operation, low cost, large crystal size, short growth period, less inclusion, high
laser damage threshold, good mechanical performance, non-easy fracture, stable physicochemical property, non-deliquescence and easy process and storage, etc. The
nonlinear optical crystal of the invention can be widely used in frequency doubling conversion and nonlinear optical devices such as optical parametric oscillators, etc.