Abstract

Dual-wavelength operation of lasers are attractive for many applications such as coherent terahertz wave generation, ultrahigh pulse repetition rate creation by optical beating, and laser ranging. Several methods could be employed for achieving multicolor laser operation including usage of specially coated cavity optics, employment of dual laser crystals, utilization of coupled cavities, and deployment of Fabry-Perot band-pass filters or volume Bragg gratings. Most of the time, these approaches provide multicolor laser operation at a single wavelength pair, and laser power in each line might fluctuate with experimental conditions (such as crystal temperature and pump power variations). In recent years, usage of intracavity birefringent filters (BRFs) was proposed as a flexible method for the generation of multicolor laser operation [1-4].

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