1. Stable Q-switch mode-locking of Nd:YVO₄ lasers with a semiconductor saturable absorber

   • C. Theobald
   • M. Weitz
   • J.A. L’huillier

   Rapid communication 06 June 2008 Pages: 1 - 3

2. Frequencies of cw FIR laser lines for use in laser magnetic resonance spectroscopy

   • L.R. Zink
   • A. Willcutt
   • M. Jackson

   Rapid communication 12 June 2008 Pages: 5 - 7

3. 57 W, 27 fs pulses from a fiber laser system using nonlinear compression

   • T. Eidam
   • F. Röser
   • A. Tünnermann

   OriginalPaper 29 May 2008 Pages: 9 - 12

4. Stabilizing the frequency of femtosecond Ti:sapphire comb laser by a novel scheme

   • W.-Y. Cheng
   • T.-H. Wu
   • C.-M. Wu

   OriginalPaper 12 June 2008 Pages: 13 - 18

5. Femtosecond pulse enhancement in an external resonator: impact of dispersive and nonlinear effects

   • V.L. Kalashnikov

   OriginalPaper 12 June 2008 Pages: 19 - 23

6. The accurate FROG characterization of attosecond pulses from streaking measurements

   • J. Gagnon
   • E. Goulielmakis
   • V.S. Yakovlev

   OriginalPaper Open access 10 June 2008 Pages: 25 - 32

7. High power narrow linewidth laser at 556 nm for magneto-optical trapping of ytterbium

   • S. Uetake
   • A. Yamaguchi
   • Y. Takahashi

   OriginalPaper 06 June 2008 Pages: 33 - 35

8. Efficient acousto-optically Q-switched intracavity Nd:YAG/KTiOAsO₄ optical parametric oscillator

   • Z. Liu
   • Q. Wang
   • H. Zhang

   OriginalPaper 12 June 2008 Pages: 37 - 41

9. Model of pulsed Nd:GSAG laser at 942 nm considering rate equations with cavity structure

   • S. Wang
   • X. Wang
   • H.J. Eichler

   OriginalPaper 31 May 2008 Pages: 43 - 48

10. Silver-coated near field optical scanning microscope probes fabricated by silver mirror reaction

    • S.Q. Wang
    • H. Zhao
    • V. Paulose

    OriginalPaper 31 May 2008 Pages: 49 - 52

11. Numerical study of optical properties of single silver nanobowtie with anisotropic topology

    • L. Yang
    • C. Du
    • X. Luo

    OriginalPaper 12 June 2008 Pages: 53 - 59

12. Solvent effects on the linear and nonlinear optical response of silver nanoparticles

    • L.A. Gómez
    • C.B. de Araújo
    • A. Galembeck

    OriginalPaper 04 June 2008 Pages: 61 - 66

13. Five layer narrow band position variable filters for sharp colours and ultra low emittance

    • A.R. Gentle
    • G.B. Smith

    OriginalPaper 07 June 2008 Pages: 67 - 72

14. Emission characteristics of debris from CO₂ and Nd:YAG laser-produced tin plasmas for extreme ultraviolet lithography light source

    • A. Takahashi
    • D. Nakamura
    • T. Okada

    OriginalPaper 13 June 2008 Pages: 73 - 77

15. Spatially resolved holographic measurement of the thermal diffusivity in liquids

    • J.R. Schwesyg
    • H.A. Eggert
    • K. Buse

    OriginalPaper 03 June 2008 Pages: 79 - 81

16. Enhancement of nonvolatile blue photorefractive properties in LiNbO₃:In:Fe:Cu crystals

    • X. Sun
    • S. Luo
    • Q. Meng

    OriginalPaper 12 June 2008 Pages: 83 - 87

17. Diffraction detection of sucrose by electrophoresis in a microfluidic chip

    • Y. Luo
    • L. Wang
    • H. Xu

    OriginalPaper 13 June 2008 Pages: 89 - 91

18. Intermittent curing and its effect on pulsed laser-induced photopolymerization

    • X. Sun
    • D. Yin
    • S.-T. Wu

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2008 Pages: 93 - 98

19. Simultaneous 2D flow velocity and gas temperature measurements using thermographic phosphors

    • A. Omrane
    • P. Petersson
    • M.A. Linne

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2008 Pages: 99 - 102

20. QEPAS methane sensor performance for humidified gases

    • A.A. Kosterev
    • Y.A. Bakhirkin
    • B. Ashcraft

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2008 Pages: 103 - 109

21. Spatial correlation properties of apertured partially coherent beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence

    • X. Ji
    • G. Ji

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2008 Pages: 111 - 118

22. The propagation of a flattened circular Gaussian beam through an optical system in turbulent atmosphere

    • X.X. Chu
    • Z.J. Liu
    • Y. Wu

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2008 Pages: 119 - 122