Tellurium Dioxide (TeO2, Paratellurite)is an excellent acousto-optic crystal material, it is widely applied in the production of Acousto-optic modulator (AOM), Acousto-optical deflector(AOD), Acousto-optical deflector(AOD), Laser Q-switches, RF spectrum analyzers in laser technology science and optoelectronic technology because of its high figure of merit ,which depended on high elastic coefficient and high refractive index. TeO2 acousto-optic deflectors are more suitable for acousto-optic effects with high diffraction efficiency, long bandwidth and high beam deflection speed. TeO2has been widely used to fabricate anomalous acousto-optic devices.
Chemical and physical properties
Property |
Value |
Chemical formula |
TeO2 |
Molar mass |
159.60 g/mol |
Color |
Colorless |
Density |
5.990.03 /cm3 |
Melting Point |
733°C |
Hardness |
3 4 Moh’s hardness scale |
Thermal expansion |
10-6-1: 11 = 17.7; 22 = 17.7; 33 = 5.5 |
Symmetry |
Tetragonal, 422 (D4) |
Lattice distances |
a = 4.8122 ; c = 7.6157 |
Transmittivity |
>70% at 633nm |
Transmitting Range |
0.33 ~ 5.0 microns |
Refractive indexes
, m |
no |
ne |
n = ne no |
0.4047 |
2.4315 |
2.6167 |
0.1852 |
0.4358 |
2.3834 |
2.5583 |
0.1749 |
0.4678 |
2.3478 |
2.5164 |
0.1686 |
0.4800 |
2.3366 |
2.5036 |
0.1670 |
0.5086 |
2.3150 |
2.4779 |
0.1629 |
0.5461 |
2.2931 |
2.4520 |
0.1589 |
0.5893 |
2.2738 |
2.4295 |
0.1557 |
0.6328 |
2.2597 |
2.4119 |
0.1522 |
0.6438 |
2.2562 |
2.4086 |
0.1524 |
0.690 |
2.2450 |
2.3955 |
0.1505 |
0.800 |
2.226 |
2.373 |
0.147 |
1.00 |
2.208 |
2.352 |
0.144 |
Optical activity, along [001]
um |
p, deg/mm |
m |
p, deg/mm |
0.3698 |
587.1 |
0.5893 |
104.9 |
0.3783 |
520.6 |
0.6328 |
86.9 |
0.3917 |
437.4 |
0.700 |
67.4 |
0.4152 |
337.6 |
0.800 |
48.5 |
0.4382 |
271.0 |
0.900 |
37.4 |
0.4630 |
221.1 |
1.00 |
29.5 |
0.4995 |
171.2 |
1.10 |
23.8 |
0.5300 |
143.4 |
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Acoustooptical properties
Nsound |
Usound |
Vsound 103 / |
Nlight |
Elight |
M1 10-7m2 / |
M2 10-183/ |
[100] |
[100] |
2.98 |
[010] |
[100] |
0.097 |
0.048 |
[100] |
[100] |
|
[010] |
[001] |
22.9 |
10.6 |
[001] |
[001] |
4.26 |
[010] |
[100] |
142 |
34.5 |
[001] |
[001] |
|
[010] |
[001] |
113 |
25.6 |
[100] |
[010] |
3.04 |
[001] |
optional |
3.70 |
1.76 |