Chuangtian Chen, Takatamo Sasaki, Rukang Li, Yincheng Wu, Zheshuai Lin, Yusuke Mori, Zhangui Hu, Jiyang Wang, Gerard Aka, Masashi Yoshimura, Yushi Kaneda, Chuangtian Chen, Takatamo Sasaki, Rukang Li, Yincheng Wu, Zheshuai Lin, Yusuke Mori, Zhangui Hu, Jiyang Wang, Gerard Aka, Masashi Yoshimura, and Yushi Kaneda
This clear and self-contained review of the last four decades of research highlights in the hot field of nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals, particularly of borate-based ultraviolet and deep-ultraviolet NLO crystals, covers three major subjects: the structure-property relationship in borate crystals, the structural and optical characteristics of various promising borate crystals, and their fruitful applications in a wide range of scientific and technological fields. Edited by the discoverers and users of these optical borate crystals, this is a readily accessible reading for semiconductor, applied and solid state physicists, materials scientists, solid state chemists, manufacturers of optoelectronic devices, and those working in the optical industry.