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Passive mode locking of the self-frequency doubling Yb:YAB crystal with a saturable absorber mirror is studied at the fundamental wavelength. This laser has a very low threshold, and pulses as short as 85 and 87 fs are obtained for Ti:sapphire and diode laser pumping, respectively.
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Rivier, S., Griebner, U., Petrov, V. et al. Sub-90 fs pulses from a passively mode-locked Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 laser. Appl. Phys. B 93, 753–757 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3276-z
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