Lithium iodate


Lithium iodate is a negative uniaxial crystal for nonlinear, acousto-optical and piezoelectric applications. It has been utilized for 347 nm ruby lasers.

Properties

of lithium iodate is 3.5–4. Its linear thermal expansion coefficient at is 2.8·10−5/°C and 4.8·10−5/°C. Its transition to β-form begin at and it is irreversible.