1. Time-sequence imaging of relativistic laser–plasma interactions using a novel two-color probe pulse

   • M. C. Kaluza
   • M. I. K. Santala
   • K. J. Witte

   Rapid communication Open access 05 August 2008 Pages: 475 - 479

2. InGaAs diode laser system generating pulses of 580 fs duration and 366 W peak power

   • Thorsten Ulm
   • Florian Harth
   • Richard Wallenstein

   Rapid communication 26 July 2008 Pages: 481 - 485

3. Direct observation of signal evolution of slow and fast light in media with saturated and reverse saturated absorption

   • H. Wang
   • Y. Zhang
   • P. Yuan

   Rapid communication 26 July 2008 Pages: 487 - 491

4. Characterization and comparison of X-ray focusing optics for ultrafast X-ray diffraction experiments

   • U. Shymanovich
   • M. Nicoul
   • D. von der Linde

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2008 Pages: 493 - 499

5. A narrow-line-width external cavity quantum dot laser for high-resolution spectroscopy in the near-infrared and yellow spectral ranges

   • A. Yu. Nevsky
   • U. Bressel
   • A. Kovsh

   OriginalPaper 30 July 2008 Pages: 501 - 507

6. Long period gratings written in large-mode area photonic crystal fiber

   • D. Nodop
   • S. Linke
   • L. Rindorf

   OriginalPaper 24 July 2008 Pages: 509 - 512

7. Optical frequency counter based on two mode-locked fiber laser combs

   • J.-L. Peng
   • T.-A. Liu
   • R.-H. Shu

   OriginalPaper 29 July 2008 Pages: 513 - 518

8. Room-temperature diode-pumped Yb³⁺-doped LiYF₄ and KYF₄ lasers

   • N. Coluccelli
   • G. Galzerano
   • P. Laporta

   OriginalPaper 26 July 2008 Pages: 519 - 523

9. Chaos in coupled lasers with low-frequency modulation

   • J. Cao
   • Q. Lu
   • J. Hou

   OriginalPaper 05 August 2008 Pages: 525 - 528

10. Effects of annealing treatment and gamma irradiation on the absorption and fluorescence spectra of Cr:GSGG laser crystal

    • D. L. Sun
    • J. Q. Luo
    • X. W. Ge

    OriginalPaper 26 July 2008 Pages: 529 - 533

11. Collinear broadband optical parametric generation in periodically poled lithium niobate crystals by group velocity matching

    • O. Prakash
    • H.-H. Lim
    • B. K. Rhee

    OriginalPaper 05 August 2008 Pages: 535 - 541

12. Polarons in magnesium-doped lithium niobate crystals induced by femtosecond light pulses

    • Dominik Maxein
    • Stephan Kratz
    • Karsten Buse

    OriginalPaper Open access 26 July 2008 Pages: 543 - 547

13. Investigation of the dielectric, optical and photorefractive properties of Sb-doped Sn₂P₂S₆ crystals

    • I. V. Kedyk
    • P. Mathey
    • Y. M. Vysochanskii

    OriginalPaper 07 August 2008 Pages: 549 - 554

14. Polaron luminescence in iron-doped lithium niobate

    • A. Harhira
    • L. Guilbert
    • H. Rinnert

    OriginalPaper 29 July 2008 Pages: 555 - 561

15. Transversely pumped laser using F ₃ ⁺ and F₂ mixed color centers in a LiF crystal at room temperature

    • Lan Qi
    • Hongen Gu

    OriginalPaper 23 July 2008 Pages: 563 - 565

16. Excited state absorption, energy levels, and thermal conductivity of Er³⁺:YAB

    • N. A. Tolstik
    • G. Huber
    • N. V. Kuleshov

    OriginalPaper 29 July 2008 Pages: 567 - 571

17. High-resolution photorefractive gratings in nematic liquid crystals sandwiched with photoconductive polymer film

    • F. Yao
    • Y. Pei
    • X. Sun

    OriginalPaper 29 July 2008 Pages: 573 - 576

18. Multi-layer cladding leaky planar waveguide for high-power applications

    • A. Kumar
    • V. Rastogi

    OriginalPaper 02 August 2008 Pages: 577 - 583

19. Simultaneous excitation of cavity resonance and surface plasmon resonance in Ag/Al₂O₃/Ag layer structure

    • R. Zhao
    • T. Zhai
    • D. Liu

    OriginalPaper 19 July 2008 Pages: 585 - 588

20. Memory properties of a Ge nanocrystal MOS device fabricated by pulsed laser deposition

    • X. Ma
    • C. Wang

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2008 Pages: 589 - 592

21. Random lasing in porous scattering medium

    • Vasil P. Yashchuk
    • O. Prygodiuk
    • V. Bezrodny

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2008 Pages: 593 - 597

22. Investigation on the output energy characteristic of optical limiting based on stimulated Brillouin scattering

    • W. L. J. Hasi
    • Z. W. Lu
    • R. Q. Fan

    OriginalPaper 24 July 2008 Pages: 599 - 602

23. Electro-optic and dielectric properties of Hafnium-doped congruent lithium niobate crystals

    • M. Abarkan
    • M. Aillerie
    • E. P. Kokanyan

    OriginalPaper 26 July 2008 Pages: 603 - 608

24. General analyses of infinite impulse microwave photonic filters with an intensity modulator in an opto–electronic feedback loop

    • G. Ning
    • L. Cheng
    • P. Shum

    OriginalPaper 26 July 2008 Pages: 609 - 614

25. Velocity-selective sublevel resonance of atoms with an array of current-carrying wires

    • A. Hatakeyama

    OriginalPaper 05 August 2008 Pages: 615 - 621

26. Directional terahertz radiation through groove-assisted hole array

    • Y. Liu
    • H. Shi
    • X. Luo

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2008 Pages: 623 - 626

27. Line strength and collisional broadening studies of hydrogen sulphide in the 1.58 μm region using diode laser spectroscopy

    • L. Ciaffoni
    • B. L. Cummings
    • G. A. D. Ritchie

    OriginalPaper 26 July 2008 Pages: 627 - 633

28. A control volume derivation of the energy equation for LII modeling

    • R. Hiers

    OriginalPaper 26 July 2008 Pages: 635 - 641

29. Fabrication and modulation characteristics of InGaAsP/InGaAsP MQW DCPBH lasers at λ∼1.57 μm

    • S. W. Park
    • S. S. Park
    • J. S. Yu

    Erratum 23 July 2008 Pages: 643 - 643