TiO2 Substrate

Rutile (TiO2) crystal has large birefringence and refractive index, is an ideal material for spectral prisms and polarization devices (e. g., optical isolators and beam splitter). Rutile (TiO2) crystal has better physicochemical stability than YVO4.

OST Photonics offers high quality TiO2 substrates for researchers and industries. Crystal orientation, size and thickness can be customized according to your requirements.

Features

  • Large birefringence and refractive index

  • Good physical and chemical stability

Applications

  • Spectral prisms

  • Optical isolators

  • Beam splitter

Processing Capability

  • Orientation: <100>,<110>,<001>,<111>, etc.

  • Dimension: 5x5mm, 10x5mm, 10x10mm, 15x15mm, etc.

  • Thickness: 0.5mm, 1.0mm, etc.

  • Available items: substrates, blanks and customized optics

Specification and Properties of TiO2 Substrates

Crystal System

Tetragonal

Growth Method

Flame; Float-zone

Crystal Lattice Constant

a=4.5936 Å    c=2.9582 Å

Density

4.26 g/cm3

Hardness

7 Mohs

Thermal Capacity

0.17 (25 ℃)

Transmitting Range

0.5-4.5 μm

Refractive Index

no=2.47 ne=2.73 at 1.3 um

Dielectric Constant

~180//<001>; ~90⊥<001>

Thermo-optical Coeffecient (dη/dT)

a: -0.72×10^6 /K; c: -0.42×10^-6 /K

Thermal Expansion Coefficient

a: 7.14×10^-6 /K; c: 9.19×10^-6 /K

Orientation

<100>,<110>,<001>,<111>, etc.

Orientation Tolerance

±0.5° or better

Dimension

5x5mm, 10x5mm, 10x10mm, 15x15mm, etc.

Dimension Tolerance

±0.1 mm or better

Thickness

0.5mm, 1.0mm, etc.

Thickness Tolerance

±0.05 mm or better

Surface Finish

Single side polished (SSP)/Double sides polished (DSP)

Parallelism

Parallelism:<30 sec of arc

Flatness

<λ/4 @ 633 nm

Surface Quality

S/D 20/10

Package

Class 100 clean bag, Class 1000 super clean room