Research on a middle infrared and long infrared dual-band laser

We propose a continuous-wave(CW)middle infrared(MIR)and long infrared(LIR)dual-band laser for the calibration and effect research of infrared detecting and imaging systems.A total output power of 18 W is achieved by the proposed dual-band laser through one DF gain medium module and one parallel placed CO2 gain medium module using a common stable resonator and output mirror with nominal transmissivities of ～5%in the MIR band and～10%in the LIR band.Spectra of dual-band laser are acquired.The power extracting efficiency of this dual-band laser can be significantly improved,as validated by a single-band test of optimized parameters.