Operating conditions of continuous wave simultaneous dual wavelength laser in neodymium host crystals

Abstract

In consideration of the hole-burning effects, based on the single longitudinal mode rate equation, the operating condition of continuous wave simultaneous dual wavelength laser (SDWL) in neodymium host crystals is studied. The relationship between the operating threshold of SDWL and thresholds of the single wavelength laser for both wavelengths is ascertained. The effect of multilongitudinal modes on the operation result has been discussed qualitatively. Taking Nd:YAlO3 crystal as an example, the experimental results agree well with our theoretical analysis.