Abstract

The generation and application of IR picosecond pulses with synchronously pumped color-center lasers are discussed. Long-term stable operation of a mode-locked ${\text{T}}_l^{\circ }\left(1\right)$ color-center laser in KCI with a pulse width of 9/sec and 1.5-µm wavelength has recently been achieved.

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