Abstract
-FJashlamp,pumped,coumarin,153 and rhodamine,110 dye lasers have been passively mode-locked,for the fIrst time using the satu­ rable absorber 2-(p-dimethylaminostyryl)-benzthiazolylethyl,iodide to produce,pulses as short as 3 ps with pulse powers,of up to 5 MWin a spectral range not previously covered. WE,have previously,reported,on the measurement,of the recovery,times,of several ~aturable absorbers,which,are