Diode-pumped continuous-wave dual-wavelength c-cut Pr³⁺:LiYF₄ laser at 696 and 719  nm

A continuous-wave, InGaN-LD-pumped dual-wavelength laser is demonstrated with simultaneous emission at 696 (3P03F(→)3) and 719 nm (3P03F(→)4) using a c-cut Pr(3+):LiYF4, for the first time to our knowledge. Maximum output power of 102 mW at these two wavelengths is achieved with slope efficiency of about 15.6% with respect to the absorbed pump power. The beam propagation factors in x and y directions are measured to be 1.50 and 1.32, respectively.