Ultrafast lasers, which generate optical pulses in the picosecond and femtosecond range,
have progressed over the past decade from complicated and specialized laboratory systems …

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

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 …

The performance of ultrafast semiconductor disk lasers has rapidly advanced in recent
decades. The strong interest from industry for inexpensive, compact, and reliable ultrafast …

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 …

This work present a comprehensive discussion of the noise properties of mode-locked
lasers, with an emphasis on the effect of quantum noise in passively mode-locked solid-state …

In this paper we present the first semiconductor disk laser (SDL) emitting simultaneously two
collinearly overlap** cross-polarized gigahertz modelocked pulse trains with different …

We review progress in the development of an unconventional type of semiconductor laser
that has become the focus of much attention in recent years. The vertical-external-cavity …

Optically pumped passively modelocked semiconductor disk lasers (SDLs) provide superior
performance in average output power, a broad range of operation wavelengths, and …

The efficient passive mode-locking of a Ti: sapphire laser with a monolayer graphene
saturable absorber is demonstrated for the first time. High-quality and large-area (1 in.) …