1. Pump pulse effects in synchronously pumped mode-locked dye lasers
2. Technical data from: Clark Instrumentation Inc., 24 Chatham Woods, Pittsford, N.Y. 14534; and from Femtochrome Research Inc. 650 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710.
3. Technical data from. Coherent, Inc., 3210 Porter Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94303; from Quantronix, 49 Wireless Blvd., Smithtown, NY 11787; and from Spectra-Physics, 1250 West Middlefield Rd., Mountain View, CA 94039.
4. Femtosecond optical pulse amplification