1. Blue photo- and electroluminescence of silicon dioxide layers ion-implanted with group IV elements

   • L. Rebohle
   • J. von Borany
   • W. Skorupa

   Invited paper Pages: 131 - 151

2. Laser action in a cw diode-pumped Nd:Ca₃Sc₂Ge₃O₁₂ crystal

   • A. Agnesi
   • S. Dell’Acqua
   • E. Cavalli

   Pages: 153 - 156

3. Spectroscopic characterisation of LaGaO₃:Er³⁺ crystals

   • I. Sokólska

   Pages: 157 - 162

4. Frequency and intensity noise of an injection-locked Nd:YAG ring laser

   • D.J. Ottaway
   • P.J. Veitch
   • J. Munch

   Pages: 163 - 168

5. Plasma-based nitrogen tail pulse shutter for CO₂-TEA lidar dial systems

   • T. Gasmi
   • H.A. Zeaiter
   • A. González Urena

   Pages: 169 - 175

6. Multi-wavelength excimer ultraviolet sources from a mixture of krypton and iodine in a dielectric barrier discharge

   • J.-Y. Zhang
   • I.W. Boyd

   Pages: 177 - 179

7. Random laser action in ZnO

   • R.K. Thareja
   • A. Mitra

   Pages: 181 - 184

8. Limitations and guidelines for measuring the spectral width of ultrashort light pulses with a scanning Fabry–Pérot interferometer

   • S. Marzenell
   • R. Beigang
   • R. Wallenstein

   Pages: 185 - 191

9. Nonlinear phase shift without cascaded second-order processes and third-order nonlinearity

   • V.P. Drachev
   • S.V. Perminov

   Pages: 193 - 196

10. Transient conical parametric scattering of two orthogonally polarized waves in BaTiO3

    • P. Jullien
    • F. Bezançon
    • S. Odoulov

    Pages: 197 - 201

11. Tailoring the nonlinear refractive index of fluoride-phosphate glasses for laser applications

    • T. Töpfer
    • J. Hein
    • R. Sauerbrey

    Pages: 203 - 206

12. Isotope selective loading of an ion trap using resonance-enhanced two-photon ionization

    • N. Kjaergaard
    • L. Hornekaer
    • M. Drewsen

    Pages: 207 - 210

13. Sub-picosecond photo-induced melting of a charge-ordered state in a perovskite manganite

    • M. Fiebig
    • K. Miyano
    • Y. Tokura

    Pages: 211 - 215

14. Depth profiling the thermal reflection coefficient of an opaque solid via an inverse thermal wave scattering theory based on the Method of Images

    • J. Karanicolas
    • S.W. Fu
    • J.F. Power

    Pages: 217 - 223

15. Estimation of required parameters for detection of small smoke plumes by lidar at 1.54 μm

    • R. Vilar
    • A. Lavrov

    Pages: 225 - 229

16. Open-path trace gas detection of ammonia based on cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy

    • R. Peeters
    • G. Berden
    • G. Meijer

    Pages: 231 - 236

17. Experimentally based correction procedures for planar laser-induced fluorescence measurements of mean species concentration

    • W.P. Partridge, Jr.
    • N.M. Laurendeau

    Pages: 237 - 245

18. A conceptual design of a high-efficiency rep-rated pulsed power system for KrF laser drivers of inertial fusion energy

    • I. Okuda
    • E. Takahashi
    • Y. Owadano

    Rapid communication Pages: 247 - 250

19. Characterization of optical and nonlinear properties of periodically-poled RbTiOAsO4 in the mid-infrared range via difference-frequency generation

    • K. Fradkin-Kashi
    • A. Arie
    • G. Rosenman

    Rapid communication Pages: 251 - 255