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We develop an analytical theory of high-power passively mode-locked lasers with a slow absorber; the theory is valid at pulse energies well exceeding the saturation energy. We analyze the Haus modelocking master equation in the pulse-energy-domain representation, approximating the intensity profile function by a series in the vicinity of its peak value. We consider the high-power operation regime of subpicosecond blue–violet GaN mode-locked diode lasers, using the approach developed.
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Smetanin, I.V., Vasil’ev, P.P. Theory of high-power mode-locked lasers with a slow absorber. J Russ Laser Res 31, 614–622 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-010-9182-y
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