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This lecture covers the fundamentals of active and passive modelocking in ultrafast lasers, including longitudinal cavity modes, chirped pulses, and pulse propagation through media. It explains the implementation of AM and FM modulation, as well as the use of saturable absorbers and Kerr lens for passive modelocking.