title: Self-starting additive-pulse mode locking of a Nd:glass laser.
abstract: Self-starting cw mode-locked operation of a Nd:glass laser has been achieved by using a nonlinear external resonator. The coupled cavity incorporating an optical fiber initiates and sustains ultrashort-pulse generation, resulting in a stable train of 380-fsec pulses.
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