title: Self-mode-locked NaCl:OH(-) color-center laser.
abstract: We have demonstrated self-mode locking of an NaCl:OH,(-) color-center laser by exploiting the Kerr effect in a rod of high-nonlinearity glass placed within the laser cavity. The mode-locking process was initiated by a regenerative acousto-optic modulation, and sub-100-fs pulses were produced at wavelengths of ~1575 nm.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sibbett