Abstract

We report efficient synchronous mode locking of a 532-nm pumped cw dye laser tunable from 840 to 1030 nm, using a styryl compound as the gain medium. Hybrid synchronously pumped, passive mode locking of the laser using the saturable absorber DaQTeC generated 230-fsec pulses near 975 nm.

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Femtosecond synchronously pumped Pyridine dye lasers

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