After five decades of development, mode-locked lasers have become significant building
blocks for many optical systems in scientific research, industry, and biomedicine. Advances …

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 …

Yb: CaGdAlO4, or Yb: CALGO, a new laser crystal, has been attracting increasing attention
recently in a myriad of laser technologies. This crystal features salient thermal, spectroscopic …

Dual optical frequency combs are an appealing solution to many optical measurement
techniques due to their high spectral and temporal resolution, high scanning speed, and …

Semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) are widely used for modelocking of
various ultrafast lasers. The growing interest for SESAM-modelocked lasers in the short …

We present a free-running 80-MHz dual-comb polarization-multiplexed solid-state laser
which delivers 1.8 W of average power with 110-fs pulse duration per comb. With a high …

We present a SESAM modelocked Yb: YAG solid-state laser providing low-noise
narrowband pulses with a pulse duration of 606 fs at a 1.09-GHz repetition rate, delivering …

Synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) are highly efficient sources of
long-wavelength pulses and nonclassical light, making them invaluable for applications in …

Free-space optics allows for design freedom and control, but miniaturization and
manufacturability are limited. Here, we present a method for manufacturing complex …

A multi-wavelength compact ultrafast laser based on a single-mode waveguide inscribed in
Nd: YAG and graphene saturable absorber is developed. By changing the pump …