Power balanced orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Ho:GdVO₄ laser with a difference frequency of 1 THz

Abstract

A power balanced orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Ho:GdVO4 laser was demonstrated for the first time. Without inserting any other devices into the cavity, the power balanced simultaneous orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength laser at π-polarization 2048nm and σ-polarization 2062nm was successfully achieved. At the absorbed pump power of 14.2 W, the maximum total output power was 1.68 W, and the output powers of 2048nm and 2062nm were 0.81 W and 0.87 W, respectively. The interval between the two wavelengths in the orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Ho:GdVO4 laser was nearly 14nm, corresponding to the frequency separation of 1 THz. This power balanced orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Ho:GdVO4 laser can be applied to generate the terahertz wave.

Mid-infrared dual-wavelength operation of a diode-pumped Tm:YScO3 laser

“…efficiency compared with different frequency generation using a pump laser in the 1 µm waveband. Therefore, it is very meaningful to investigate the directly generated dual-wavelength lasers in the 2 µm waveband [23]. Recently, the simultaneous output of two wavelengths at 2 µm spectral range has been widely interesting.…”