• Lithium niobate (LiNbO₃) is a valuable optoelectronic material. It not only features unique piezoelectric, optical and photoelastic properties, but also demonstrates excellent mechanical and chemical stability.
• Its outstanding electro‑optic, acousto‑optic and nonlinear optical properties render it a highly attractive material in the field of integrated optics.
• CQT offers 6‑inch diameter single‑crystal optical‑grade lithium niobate (LN) with low impurity content. Doped wafers of other specifications are also available, including Er:LN, MgO:LN and Fe:LN.
• The most commonly employed cuts for SAW applications are Y‑cut and 128° Y‑cut, which are well suited for signal processing in television transmission and reception. The 128° Y‑cut with X‑propagation is known to exhibit the lowest spurious signal level.
• Lithium niobate (LN) is a ferroelectric material with superior electro‑optic, nonlinear optical and piezoelectric properties.
• Lithium niobate crystals are key materials for optical waveguides, mobile phones, piezoelectric sensors, optical modulators and a wide range of other linear and nonlinear optical applications.
• The largest application of lithium niobate (LN) lies in SAW devices for telecommunications equipment.
• In voice and data communication systems, SAW devices such as SAW filters and SAW duplexers are installed in communication equipment to suppress noise and interference.
• Lithium niobate (LN) crystals are also widely used in optical applications.