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Femtosecond Alexandrite laser passively mode-locked by an InP/InGaP quantum-dot saturable absorber

Shirin Ghanbari, Ksenia A Fedorova, Andrey B Krysa

    Optics Letters
    |January 13, 2018
    PubMed
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    Researchers developed a new femtosecond Alexandrite laser using a quantum-dot semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (QD-SESAM). This novel laser achieves ultrashort pulses, marking a significant advancement in laser technology.

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