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

A power balanced orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Ho:GdVO 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:GdVO laser was nearly 14nm, corresponding to the frequency separation of 1 THz. This power balanced orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Ho:GdVO laser can be applied to generate the terahertz wave.