Non-Linear Optical Materials and Applications

• The global market for nonlinear optical materials is estimated at $856.1 million in 2005. By 2009, the market is expected to rise at an AAGR (average annual growth rate) of 17.1% to $1,656 billion.
• The market share of LiNbO₃ for telecommunications is expected to be 24.5% in 2005, and rising to 29.6% by 2009.
• Rotators, isolators and waveplates, also for telecommunications, account for 57% of the market. This market segment will rise at a slightly lower AAGR of 15.8% to $933.2 million in 2008.
• KTP, KDP, KDP, BBO, CLBO, LBO and their isomorphs used for electrooptical and laser applications account for the remainder. KTP will rise at an AAGR of 5.4% while the remainder will rise at a combined AAGR of 8% through the period.

INTRODUCTION

Nonlinear optical materials use nonlinear dependence of the refraction index on the applied electric field to produce other frequencies. This results in either harmonic generation or frequency shifting. The development of the field was enhanced in parallel with the introduction of lasers, because laser beams possess the energy density necessary to produce nonlinear effects.

The clear advantage of nonlinear optical materials to lasers and electrooptics became clear in the early days of lasers, since it enabled expansion of their limited spectral regime. Today, there are a large number of nonlinear optical materials for specific wavelengths, with various damage thresholds, and with various optical characteristics. The unique characteristics of each nonlinear optical material and its various applications are mutually connected.

This newly-updated BCC report provides a detailed market situation and analysis of economic parameters such as market volume, needs and opportunities within the nonlinear optical materials industry. The report provides an analysis of nonlinear optical materials applications for the period between 2004 and 2009.

INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS

RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS

REPORTS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS

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DISCLAIMER

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table: GLOBAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)

Summary Figure: GLOBAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2003-2009 ($ MILLIONS)

OVERVIEW

DEFINITION OF THE SUBJECT

IMPORTANCE OF THE INDUSTRY

TERMINOLOGY RELEVANT TO NONLINEAR OPTICS

HISTORY

RECIPROCITY OF NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS AND OTHER RELATED INDUSTRIES

MAJOR MATERIAL PRODUCT TYPES AND FUNCTIONS

PRODUCTS THAT PRODUCE HARMONIC GENERATION

PRODUCTS BASED ON FREQUENCY SHIFTING

Stimulated Raman Emission

MAJOR PRODUCT SEGMENTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS

GLOBAL ELECTRO OPTIC AND LASER MARKET

Table 1 GLOBAL ELECTRO-OPTIC AND LASER MARKET, THROUGH 2004 ($ BILLION)

Market Trends

Industry

Medicine

Instrumentation

Basic Research

Optical Storage

Entertainment

Remote Sensing

Military

BROAD BANDWITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Optical Networking Market

Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing

Transmitters/Receivers

Components and Systems

GLOBAL ECONOMIC MARKET DRIVERS

DYNAMICS OF THE NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS MARKET

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

Background

Optical Network Equipment

Optical Component Market

Connectors

WDM/DWDM Equipment Connector Market

WDM Systems Optical Market

Table 2 TOTAL SALES AND REGIONAL SHARE OF GLOBAL DWDM COMPONENT MARKET, 2000 AND 2009 (%)

Table 3 SHARE OF GLOBAL DWDM COMPONENT MARKET BY TYPE, 2000 AND 2009 (%)

NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS MARKET FORECAST

OPTICAL-SWITCHING MARKET FORECAST

Optical Networks

Optical Components

LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS SYSTEMS MARKET FORECAST

Cyclical Subsegments

Research and Development

Reconsolidations

Product Line Shift

SUMMARY

BROADBAND

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

COMPANY STRUCTURE

OWNERSHIP OF THE COMPANIES

DIVERSITY OF THE PRODUCTS

MAJOR SOURCES OF FUNDING

BUSINESS DYNAMICS

INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS

SUPPLIERS OF NIOBATES, BORATES, IODATES AND THEIR ISOMORPHIC CRYSTALS

Table 4 SUPPLIERS OF NIOBATES, BORATES AND IODATES AND ISOMORPHIC CRYSTALS IN 2004, C THROUGH E

Table 5 SUPPLIERS OF NIOBATES, BORATES AND IODATES AND ISOMORPHIC CRYSTALS IN 2004, F THROUGH V

Table 6 SUPPLIERS OF TITANYL PHOSPHATES, DIHYDROPHOSPHATES, CHALCOPYRITES, AND ISOMORPHIC CRYSTALS IN 2004, C THROUGH F

Table 7 SUPPLIERS OF TITANYL PHOSPHATES, DIHYDROPHOSPHATES, CHALCOPYRITES, AND ISOMORPHIC CRYSTALS IN 2004, I THROUGH V

Table 8 MANUFACTURERS OF OTHER NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS FOR MODULATORS, Q-SWITCHES, ISOLATORS, AND PHOTOREFRACTIVE DEVICES IN 2004

Table 9 SUPPLIERS OF NONLINEAR OPTICAL AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS IN 2004

INFLUENCES ON PRICES AND SALES

RELATIVE ADVANTAGE OF THE PRODUCT

DEMAND AND COST

CUSTOMER NEEDS

TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES AND R&D EFFORTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE

PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS

TYPE OF CUSTOMERS

ESTIMATES OF THE GLOBAL MARKET

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Table 10 GLOBAL SALES OF NONLINEAR MATERIALS FOR DWDM COMPONENTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2009 ($ BILLIONS)

LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS

TOTAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS

TECHNOLOGY

MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES

CRYSTAL GROWTH

MATERIALS SCIENCE

OPTICS

DRIVERS AND FAST ELECTRONIC SWITCHING

IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE TECHNOLOGY

MANUFACTURING METHODS

CRYSTAL GROWTH

OPTICAL FABRICATION

ELECTRONICS (ELECTRONIC DRIVERS)

OPTICAL DESIGN

MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY

PROCESS ECONOMICS

Table 11 PROCESS ECONOMICS OF TYPICAL NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS

NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

DEVELOPMENTS IN NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS

DEVELOPMENT IN DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

DEVELOPMENT IN APPLICATIONS

Table 12 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS, 1961-1979

Table 13 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS, 1981-2004

PATENTS

Table 14 NUMBER OF PATENTS RELATED TO NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS BY GEOGRAPHIC ZONE, 1971-2000

TYPES OF PATENTS BY COUNTRY

U.S.

France

China

Japan

Europe

Derwent (WPI)

Table 15 NUMBER OF PATENTS RELATED TO NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS ASSIGNED TO THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, 1978-2004

R&D LEADERS

RESEARCH CENTERS

UNIVERSITIES

PRODUCTS

Table 16 NONLINEAR MATERIALS TYPICAL PROPERTIES, 2004

Table 17 NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES BY MATERIAL

Table 18 NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES BY FUNCTION

Table 19 NONLINEAR OPTICAL SYSTEMS BY FUNCTION

MARKET SIZE

Table 20 MAJOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS MARKET FOR LASER, ELECTRO-OPTIC, AND DWDM APPLICATIONS, 2004 AND 2005 ($ MILLIONS)

PROPERTIES OF CURRENT PRODUCTS

Table 21 PROPERTIES OF THE CURRENT NLO MATERIALS

PRODUCTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

MATERIALS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Raman Shifting Materials

Self-Frequency Doubling (SFD) Crystals

UV and Deep UV SHG Crystals

Table 22 NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS UNDER DEVELOPMENT- TYPICAL FUNCTIONS

DEVICES

Table 23 DEVICES UNDER DEVELOPMENT, BY NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL

Table 24 NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY FUNCTION

SYSTEMS

Table 25 NONLINEAR OPTICAL SYSTEMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY FUNCTION

MARKET APPLICATIONS AND FORECASTS

Table 26 NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL MARKET SEGMENTS, BY FUNCTION

MARKET FORECASTS

ANALYSIS BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT

Telecommunications

Table 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAJOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, BY DEVICE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, 2003-2009 ($ MILLIONS)

Industrial Lasers

Table 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAJOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS IN INDUSTRIAL LASER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS IN INDUSTRIAL LASER APPLICATIONS, 2003-2009 ($ MILLIONS)

Medicine and Medical Diagnostic Lasers

Table 29 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAJOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS IN MEDICINE-SOLID-STATE LASERS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 3 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS IN MEDICINE-SOLID-STATE LASERS, 2003-2009 ($ MILLIONS)

Other Laser Applications

Table 30 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAJOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS BY MARKET SEGMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)

APPLICATION GROWTH-CONCLUSIONS

Figure 4 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAJOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS BY MARKET SEGMENT, 2003-2009 ($ MILLIONS)

ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT TYPE

Table 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($MILLIONS)

Figure 5 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2003-2009 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 6 LINBO3 MARKET TELECOMMUNICATIONS VS. INDUSTRIAL LASERS, 2003-2009 ($ MILLIONS)

OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS

ORGANIC NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS

Several Types of Organic Nonlinear Materials Show Promising Prospects

CHALCOGENIDE GLASSES

MAJOR ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS

WAVEGUIDES

LIB3O5 CRYSTAL AND ITS NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES

METHOD OF PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE RODS HAVING REGIONS OF REVERSED DOMINANT FERROELECTRIC POLARITY AND METHOD FOR CLARIFYING SUCH A ROD

KLN CRYSTAL OPTICAL FIBER

THICK FILM OF LITHIUM NIOBATE SINGLE CRYSTAL AND ITS PRODUCTION

WAVELENGTH CONVERTER

LASER SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR

METHOD FOR HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE