IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics · 2000 · 1.3K citations · 65 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsNonlinear OpticsUltrafast OpticsFew-cycle PulsesLaser StabilityMode LockingMode-locked Lasers
The evolution of the theory of mode-locking over the last three and a half decades is reviewed and some of the salient experiments are discussed in the context of the theory. The paper ends with two-cycle pulses of a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser.
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