Performance of a diode-pumped 5 W Nd3+:GdVO4 microchip laser at 1.06 μm C.P. WyssW. Lüthy I.A. Shcherbakov Regular paper Pages: 659 - 661
SBS pulse compression to 200 ps in a compact single-cell setup D. NeshevI. VelchevW. Ubachs Regular paper Pages: 671 - 675
Spectroscopic analysis and laser parameters of Nd3+ in Ca3Sc2Ge3O12 garnet crystals E. CavalliE. ZannoniM. Bettinelli Regular paper Pages: 677 - 681
Pulsed X-ray diode with a long-lifetime plasma cathode S. BollantiP. Di LazzaroC.E. Zheng Regular paper Pages: 683 - 688
Collinear pump probe experiment, novel approach to ultrafast spectroscopy B. BousquetL. CanioniL. Sarger Regular paper Pages: 689 - 692
Experimental study with a Fourier set-up of the image transfer from a laser beam to a forward or backward stimulated Raman scattered beam F. VaudelleJ. GazengelG. Rivoire Regular paper Pages: 697 - 701
First evidence for the linear magnetic birefringence of the reflecting surface of interferential mirrors G. BialolenkerE. PolaccoG. Ruoso Regular paper Pages: 703 - 706
Refined interpretation of optical extinction spectra of nanoparticles in plasma polymer films M. QuintenA. HeilmannA. Kiesow Regular paper Pages: 707 - 712
Sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy of a monolayer self-assembled on gold: interference between resonant and nonresonant contributions of nonlinear polarization Yoshihito TanakaS. LinT. Suzuki Regular paper Pages: 713 - 718
Diffuse-band radiation of molecular potassium generated by the energy-pooling effect L.T. XiaoC.Y. LiG.S. Zhou Regular paper Pages: 727 - 729
Calculation of the bulk electromagnetic properties of thunderclouds using a two-space scattering formalism D.D. PhanordW.J. KoshakR.J. Blakeslee Regular paper Pages: 731 - 734
Femtosecond nonresonant degenerate four-wave mixing at atmospheric pressure and in a free jet H.-M. FreyP. BeaudA.P. Tzannis Regular paper Pages: 735 - 739
Analysis of degenerate four-wave mixing spectra of NO in a CH4/N2/O2 flame R.L. FarrowD.J. Rakestraw Regular paper Pages: 741 - 747
Ultrafast optical switching by instantaneous laser-induced grating formation and self-diffraction in barium fluoride T. SchneiderD. WolfframmJ. Reif Rapid communication Pages: 749 - 751
Electrical conductivity of long plasma channels in air generated by self-guided femtosecond laser pulses H. SchillingerR. Sauerbrey Rapid communication Pages: 753 - 756
High repetition rate planar laser induced fluorescence of OH in a turbulent non-premixed flame C.F. KaminskiJ. HultM. Aldén Rapid communication Pages: 757 - 760
