{"id":204705,"date":"2025-01-28T07:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/nonlinear-optical-crystal-for-ultraviolet-lasers-remains-remarkably-stable-under-extreme-pressure"},"modified":"2025-01-28T07:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:42:14","slug":"nonlinear-optical-crystal-for-ultraviolet-lasers-remains-remarkably-stable-under-extreme-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/nonlinear-optical-crystal-for-ultraviolet-lasers-remains-remarkably-stable-under-extreme-pressure","title":{"rendered":"Nonlinear optical crystal for ultraviolet lasers remains remarkably stable under extreme pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/nonlinear-optical-crystal-for-ultraviolet-lasers-remains-remarkably-stable-under-extreme-pressure.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Researchers from Oakland University have made a significant breakthrough in the field of optical materials, unveiling the exceptional capabilities of Ba\u2083(ZnB\u2085O\u2081\u2080)PO\u2084 (BZBP). Although this transparent crystal closely resembles ordinary window glass, it exhibits extraordinary properties that set it apart from others.<\/p>\n<p>Already renowned for its exceptional qualities, such as excellent heat dissipation, minimal uneven expansion when exposed to temperature changes, and the ability to transmit <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/ultraviolet+light\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"\">ultraviolet light<\/a> (a type of light that comes from the sun and other sources like special lamps, but it\u2019s invisible to the human eye), BZBP has emerged as an ideal choice for laser systems operating in deep ultraviolet ranges. These systems are crucial in fields such as medical diagnostics, semiconductor production, and cutting-edge scientific research.<\/p>\n<p>In a study recently <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/adfm.202412747\" target=\"_blank\">published<\/a> in <i>Advanced Functional Materials<\/i>, researchers explored how BZBP performs under <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/extreme+pressure\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"\">extreme pressure<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers from Oakland University have made a significant breakthrough in the field of optical materials, unveiling the exceptional capabilities of Ba\u2083(ZnB\u2085O\u2081\u2080)PO\u2084 (BZBP). Although this transparent crystal closely resembles ordinary window glass, it exhibits extraordinary properties that set it apart from others. Already renowned for its exceptional qualities, such as excellent heat dissipation, minimal uneven expansion [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1635],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-materials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}