Efficient Generation of Red and Blue Light in a Dual-Structure Periodically Poled LiTaO3 Crystal

We demonstrate the efficient generation of red light at 671nm and blue light at 447nm from a diode-pumped Q-switched 1342nm Nd: YVO4 laser together with a periodically poled LiTaO3 (PPLT) crystal. The sample used in this experiment is a dual-structure PPLT crystal with the period of 14.9μm for the second harmonic generation and that of 4.9μm for the third harmonic generation. The red and blue light, with the respective average power of 752 m W and 153 m W were obtained in a single path under an average fundamental power of 1.74 W, corresponding to the conversion efficiencies of 43.2% and 8.8%, respectively. These results indicate that the dual-structure PPLT can be used to construct a compact and efficient all-solid-state red-and-blue dual-wavelength laser.