Abstract
Self-mode-locking in diode-pumped InGaAs semiconductor disk lasers (λ=1030 nm) is demonstrated with sub-500 fs pulses at 1 GHz. The mechanism is attributed to negative ultrafast Kerr lensing in the multiple quantum well gain structure.
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