Hideur, AmmarAmmarHideurWang, HongjieHongjieWangTang, MinchengMinchengTangLecaplain, CarolineCarolineLecaplainBaumgartl, MartinMartinBaumgartlLimpert, JensJensLimpertSchreiber, ThomasThomasSchreiberTünnermann, AndreasAndreasTünnermann2022-03-122022-03-122014https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/38508710.1364/SOF.2014.SoTh2B.12-s2.0-84919723401Recent progress in the development of mode-locked fiber oscillators has reached performance levels which make them directly suitable for applications without the need for complex amplifiers. We discuss the key elements that enabled these advances.en620conference paper