Nonlinear microscopy techniques developed over the past two decades have provided
dramatic new capabilities for biological imaging. The initial demonstrations of nonlinear …

The brain is complex and dynamic. The spatial scales of interest to the neurobiologist range
from individual synapses (∼ 1 μm) to neural circuits (centimeters); the timescales range from …

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 …

The generation and stable propagation of ultrashort optical pulses tend to be limited by
accumulation of excessive nonlinear phase shifts. The limitations are particularly …

A review of theoretical and experimental studies of thermal effects in solid-state lasers is
presented, with a special focus on diode-pumped ytterbium-doped materials. A large part of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The experimental demonstration of a diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond
laser based on an Yb^ 3+: CaGdAlO_4 single crystal is reported. The oscillator is directly …

A self-starting Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb: KYWO_4_2 laser directly end pumped by two 1.6-
W diodes is demonstrated for what is to our knowledge the first time. Pulses as short as 71 …