Laser wavelength tunability of a diode-pumped Nd:LiYF 4 laser on the F 3/2 – I 13/2 transition.

We report a free-running orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength laser at 1313 and 1321 nm with maximum total output power of about 1.73 W using a two-mirror linear cavity. By inserting an etalon into the linear cavity, single-wavelength lasers at 1317 or 1323 nm, two-wavelength lasers at 1317 and 1323 nm, as well as four-wavelength lasers at 1313, 1317, 1323 and 1370 nm can be achieved with maximum output powers of about 0.73, 0.63, 0.78 and 0.25 W, respectively. About 10-nm wavelength tunability from about 1313 to 1323 nm is also realized by inserting the etalon into a three-mirror V-type Nd:YLF laser cavity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]