Coherent pulse generation by active modelocking of a GaAlAs laser in a Selfoc lens extended resonator

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Abstract
Coherent transform-limited picosecond pulses have been generated with a GaAlAs laser in a Selfoc lens extended resonator. The Selfoc lens forms a high-Q resonator which is compact and mechanically stable. The spatial profile of the output beam is Gaussian with an aspect ratio near unity.