title: Subpicosecond pulse generation from a Nd:glass laser using a nonlinear external cavity.
abstract: An actively mode-locked, continuous-wave Nd:glass laser pumped by a krypton laser at 0.8 microm has been coupled to a nonlinear external resonator. The 20-psec pulses produced by active mode locking are shortened to less than 1 psec with the nonlinear external cavity feedback. Subpicosecond pulse generation has been achieved at a pump power as low as 500 mW.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Krausz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spielmann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brabec
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wintner
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Schmidt