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 …

Kerr-lens mode-locked operation of a Yb: KGW laser pumped by a multimode laser diode
with the help of an additional Kerr medium is reported. With an enhanced Kerr lensing effect …

We demonstrate that ion implantation can be used for response time tailoring to create high-
performance indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) quantum well semiconductor saturable …

Since 1990 we have observed a tremendous progress in ultrashort pulse generation using
solid-state lasers (Fig. 2.1. 1). Until the end of the 1980's, ultrashort pulse generation was …

Spectroscopic characteristics, efficient and broadly tunable continuous wave (CW) laser
operation of a Tm: CLNGG disordered crystal have been investigated for the first time. The …

Large nonlinear phase shift achieved by exploiting intracavity second order cascaded
nonlinear process in a non-phasematched second harmonic generating crystal is …

We explore mode locked operation of a Ti: Sapphire laser with enhanced Kerr nonlinearity,
where the threshold for pulsed operation can be continuously tuned down to the threshold …

We present a theoretical and experimental study of the dynamics of the diode-pumped Kerr-
lens mode-locked Nd: YAG laser. The theoretical approach, which is based on a two …

Mode locked lasers often oscillate with more than one pulse per round trip. In particular, we
observe that double and triple pulses spontaneously appear in a diode-pumped Kerr lens …

We report on the development of a pulsed diode end-pumped Nd: YAG laser mode-locked
by a nonlinear mirror and stabilized by an acousto-optical modulator. With the introduction of …