Rahimi-Iman, ArashArashRahimi-ImanKriso, ChristianChristianKrisoKress, SaschaSaschaKressMunshi, TasnimTasnimMunshiAlvi, Muhammad MohibuddinMuhammad MohibuddinAlviMöller, ChristophChristophMöllerGaafar, Mahmoud AbdelazisMahmoud AbdelazisGaafarStolz, WolfgangWolfgangStolzKoch, MartinMartinKoch2019-07-022019-07-022018-08-13International Conference Laser Optics (ICLO 2018)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/2865Self-mode-locked vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) have attracted the semiconductor laser community in recent years as promising sources of ultrashort laser pulses. While the mode-locked operation has been strongly relying on semiconductor saturable-absorber mirrors for many years, a saturable-absorber-free technique referred to as self-mode-locking (SML) emerged, being associated to nonlinear lensing effects inside the device.enConference Paper10.1109/LO.2018.8435720Other