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Continuous-wave femtosecond lasers

P. G. Kryukov<sup>ab

a</sup> Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
^b Fiber Optics Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: Studies in the field of laser science and technology have resulted in the creation of a unique passively mode-locked laser generating a continuous regular train of ultrashort pulses. The unique feature of this laser is that it combines the properties of a radiation source with the output spectrum consisting of numerous extremely narrow strictly equidistant spectral lines with the properties of a radiation source emitting ultrashort high-power laser pulses. This feature has permitted a wide range of remarkable results. The basic properties of continuous-wave passively mode-locked lasers are discussed and their main applications are considered.

PACS: 42.55.-f, 42.62.-b, 42.65.-k

Received: October 18, 2012
Revised: March 26, 2013
Accepted: March 26, 2013

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0183.201309a.0897

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2013, 56:9, 849–867

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