Intracavity semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAM's) offer unique and exciting
possibilities for passively pulsed solid-state laser systems, extending from Q-switched …

The terahertz, or far-infrared, region of the electromagnetic spectrum is of critical importance
in the spectroscopy of condensed matter systems. The electronic properties of …

We present what is to our knowledge the first imaging system based on optoelectronic
terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Terahertz time-domain waveforms are downconverted …

The use of terahertz pulses for imaging has opened new possibilities for scientific and
industrial applications in the terahertz frequency range. In this article, we describe the …

This graduate-level textbook starts with Maxwell's equations. If the reader finds this
reasonable, this book should be helpful. Focusing on ultrafast solid-state laser oscillators …

We show that a soliton of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation perturbed by filter losses
and/or the finite gain bandwidth of amplifiers can be kept stable by saturable absorbers with …

We discuss mode-locking of low-gain solid-state lasers using a semiconductor saturable
Bragg reflector structure. This recently developed low-loss mode-locking device consists of a …

We generated self-starting sub-10-fs pulses from a Ti: sapphire laser using a combination of
a broadband semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM), novel doublechirped …

We demonstrate a passively mode-locked femtosecond Yb: YAG laser using different
semiconductor saturable absorber devices, a high-finesse and a low-finesse antiresonant …

Abstract Cr: Colquiriite laser materials (Cr: LiCAF, Cr: LiSAF, Cr: LiSGaF) own broad
absorption bands in the visible region that allow direct-diode pumping by well-developed …