title: Self-starting mode-locked femtosecond forsterite laser with a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror.
abstract: We report on a self-starting mode-locked femtosecond Cr:forsterite laser pumped by a diode-pumped Nd:YVO(4) laser. The mode locking is initiated by a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror (SESAM). We also present the measured group delay of the forsterite crystal and the SESAM.
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authors.lastname: Zhang
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authors.lastname: Torizuka
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authors.lastname: Itatani
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authors.lastname: Kobayashi
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authors.lastname: Sugaya
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authors.lastname: Nakagawa