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 …

Broadly tunable lasers have had, and continue to have, an enormous impact in many and
diverse fields of science and technology. From a renaissance in spectroscopy to laser guide …

Summary form only given. This article is intended to provide an introduction to ultrafast laser
development for scientists new to the field. It also aims to provide a snapshot of the state-of …

We have demonstrated a diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond Nd, Y: CaF_2
disordered crystal laser for the first time to our knowledge. By choosing appropriate Y …

The clustering of trivalent lanthanide-doped fluorite was divided into four stages. Characters
of the first three stage discrete clusters were studied by the density functional theory (DFT) …

Today's ultrafast all-solid-state lasers continue to demonstrate unsurpassed performances in
terms of pulse duration, pulse repetition rates, average power and wavelength range …

We investigate the passive self-starting technique of additive-pulse mode locking of a diode-
laser-pumped Nd: YLF laser. Pulses of 1.5-psec duration at a repetition rate of 123 MHz …

Solid state lasers have undergone a renaissance since the development of reliable and
cheap laser diodes which can be used as pump sources. The result is compact, efficient …

We report on the self-mode locking of a diode-laser-pumped Nd: YLF laser. Pulses of 6-ps
duration have been obtained by using only a glass rod placed at an intracavity focus and an …

A diode-pumped Nd: YAG laser is demonstrated by using self-starting additive-pulse mode
locking with a nonlinear external cavity. Pulse durations of 1.7 psec are generated at an …