Abstract:
The spectral parameters of neodymium ions in anisotropic YLiF4, SrMoO4, PbMoO4, CaMoO4, SrWO4, and BaWO4 crystals with a scheelite structure are experimentally studied in the region of 1 mm. The luminescence spectra of neodymium ions at the 4F3/2 → 4I11/2 transition in these crystals exhibit pronounced polarisation dependences. It is shown that, using different orientations of the active laser element and separating a particular radiation polarisation, one can control the spectral dependence of the active medium gain, switch the laser wavelength, and create dual-wavelength lasers. A dual-wavelength Nd3+ : YLiF4 laser emitting at λ = 1047 and 1053 nm with identical linear polarisations and good temporal and spatial matching is demonstrated.