Volume 109, Issue 4, December 2012

ISSN: 0946-2171 (Print) 1432-0649 (Online)

This journal was published as Applied Physics from Vol. 1 (1973) -25 (1981). In 1981, this journal split to produce the journal Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing and Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics.

In this issue (19 articles)

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    Fractional Fourier transform of Airy beams

    Guoquan Zhou, Ruipin Chen, Xiuxiang Chu Pages 549-556
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    Parametric wave interaction in one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal with randomized distribution of second-order nonlinearity

    K. Kalinowski, V. Roppo, T. Łukasiewicz, M. Świrkowicz, Y. Sheng… Pages 557-566
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    Tunable mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator with intracavity parametric amplification based on a dual-grating PPLN crystal

    A. Godard, M. Raybaut, M. Lefebvre, A.-M. Michel, M. Péalat Pages 567-571
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    Poling pattern for efficient frequency doubling of Gaussian beams

    Roy Shiloh, Ady Arie Pages 573-579
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    Understanding the sensitivity of cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy: pathlength enhancement versus noise suppression

    B. Ouyang, R. L. Jones Pages 581-591
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    Flexible generation of optical beams with quasicrystalline structures via astigmatism induced by a tilted lens

    J. C. Tung, H. C. Liang, C. H. Tsou, K. W. Su, Y. F. Chen Pages 593-597
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    Visible upconversion emissions in Pr3+-doped TeO2–ZnO glass

    Vineet Kumar Rai, Deepak Kumar Mohanty Pages 599-603
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    Introducing Ga2O3 thin films as novel electron blocking layer to ZnO/p-GaN heterojunction LED

    Yuanda Liu, Hongwei Liang, Xiaochuan Xia, Rensheng Shen, Yang Liu… Pages 605-609
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    Colour emission tunability in Ho3+–Tm3+–Yb3+ co-doped Y2O3 upconverted phosphor

    Anurag Pandey, Vineet Kumar Rai Pages 611-616
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    Single-frequency linearly-polarized 1083 nm all fiber nanosecond laser

    Rongtao Su, Jiangmin Xu, Pu Zhou, Xiang Ji, Xiaojun Xu Pages 617-620
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    Control mechanism of atomic ionization and high-order harmonic generation assisted by attosecond pulses

    H. C. Lee, T. F. Jiang Pages 621-630
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    Experimental characterization of bi-directional terahertz emission from gold-coated nanogratings

    A. Schmidt, F. Garwe, U. Hübner, T. May, W. Paa, M. Zeisberger… Pages 631-642
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    Diode-side-pumped Nd:GGG laser at 1,105 nm and frequency-doubled laser at 552 nm

    H. B. Shen, Q. P. Wang, Y. X. Zhang, Z. J. Liu, F. Bai, X. X. Chen… Pages 643-648
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    Crystal-host Gd0.5Lu0.5VO4 for Ln3+-lasants: a new high-gain many-phonon χ(3)-active tetragonal vanadate—SRS spectroscopy and nonlinear-laser effects

    A. A. Kaminskii, O. Lux, H. Rhee, H. J. Eichler, H. Yoneda… Pages 649-658
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    Low-power 100-ps microchip laser amplified by a two-stage Nd:YVO4 amplifier module

    Antonio Agnesi, Luca Carrà, Federico Pirzio, Giancarlo Reali Pages 659-662
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    Spectral characteristics of intense red luminescence in Pr:Y2O3 nanophosphor on UV excitation

    Kavita Mishra, Y. Dwivedi, A. Rai, S. B. Rai Pages 663-669
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    Wigner distribution function of Lorentz–Gauss beams: a note

    Amalia Torre Pages 671-681
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    Quantitative imaging of a non-combusting diesel spray using structured laser illumination planar imaging

    E. Berrocal, E. Kristensson, P. Hottenbach, M. Aldén, G. Grünefeld Pages 683-694
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    Competition between ultraviolet and infrared nanosecond laser pulses during the optical breakdown of KH2PO4 crystals

    S. Reyné, G. Duchateau, J. Y. Natoli, L. Lamaignère Pages 695-706
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