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

This paper will review and discuss pico-and femtosecond pulse generation from passively
modelocked vertical–external-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers (VECSELs). We …

The use of a saturable absorber as a passive mode locker in a solid-state laser can
introduce a tendency for Q-switched mode-locked operation. We have investigated the …

Ultrashort lasers provide an important tool to probe the dynamics of physical systems at very
short time-scales, allowing for improved understanding of the performance of many devices …

We review recent achievements with ultrafast bulk lasers and amplifiers based on Yb: YAG
and Yb: glass. Special attention is paid to those aspects of the quasi-three-level nature of …

We present a model for passively Q-switched microchip lasers and derive simple equations
for the pulse width, repetition rate, and pulse energy. We experimentally verified the validity …

Semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) devices have become a key component
of ultrafast passive mode-locked laser sources. Here we describe in more detail how the key …

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 …

White-light interferograms provide a simple, accurate, and physically intuitive picture of what
happens to broadband optical pulses on transmission through, or reflection from, common …

Ultrafast thin disk laser oscillators achieve the highest average output powers and pulse
energies of any mode-locked laser oscillator technology. The thin disk concept avoids …