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We review recent achievements with ultrafast bulk lasers and amplifiers based on Yb:YAG and Yb:glass. Special attention is paid to those aspects of the quasi-three-level nature of these gain media that are important for short-pulse generation. The potential of Yb-doped media for efficient short-pulse generation and amplification is compared to their Nd-doped counterparts.
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Received: 4 January 1999 / Revised version: 15 March 1999 / Published online: 26 May 1999
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Hönninger, C., Paschotta, R., Graf, M. et al. Ultrafast ytterbium-doped bulk lasers and laser amplifiers . Appl Phys B 69, 3–17 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050762
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050762