%0 Journal Article %T Development of Ultrashort Pulse Lasers for Ultrafast Spectroscopy %A Takayoshi Kobayashi %J Photonics | An Open Access Journal from MDPI %D 2018 %R https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics5030019 %X Abstract Principles and information obtained by ultrafast spectroscopy and scheme of optical parametric amplifier are discussed. Realization of ultrashort visible and ultraviolet lasers based on the parametric processes are discussed. View Full-Tex %K sapphire laser %K transient absorption spectroscopy %K optical parametric amplification %K four-wave mixing %K pump-probe %U https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/5/3/19