Abstract
We present a compact, passively mode-locked and prismless Nd:phosphate laser, pumped by a single-mode, low-power (150-mW) laser diode. We obtained self-starting 270-fs near transform-limited pulses, employing a single Gires-Tournois mirror for intracavity dispersion compensation.
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