Generation of 33 fs pulses directly from a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:CaYAlO4 laser

Ziye Gao; Jiangfeng Zhu; Junli Wang; Zhiyi Wei; Xiaodong Xu; Lihe Zheng; Liangbi Su; Jun Xu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.3.000335

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