Abstract
Pulses as short as 260fs have been generated in an Er:Yb:glass laser by saturable absorber mode-locking using graphene as the only mode-locking mechanism. These novel saturable absorbers present a low-cost, ultra-broadband alternative to traditional SESAMs.
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