Abstract
We demonstrate self-starting passively mode-locked diode-pumped 1.3 μm lasers using semiconductor saturable absorbers, achieving pulses as short as 4.6 ps in Nd:YVO4 and 5.7 ps in Nd:YLF.
© 1996 Optical Society of America
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