1. Sensitized deep-ultraviolet up-conversion emissions of Gd³⁺ via Tm³⁺ and Yb³⁺ in hexagonal NaYF₄ nanorods

   • Y. Y. Zhang
   • L. W. Yang
   • C. Q. Sun

   Rapid communication 20 November 2009 Pages: 243 - 247

2. Background-free absorption spectroscopy using delayed balanced detection

   • T. Kraetschmer
   • S. T. Sanders

   Rapid communication 11 December 2009 Pages: 249 - 252

3. A diffractive study of optical parametric interactions in nonlinear photonic crystals

   • H. C. Guo
   • X. H. Zhang
   • Y. Y. Zhu

   Rapid communication 21 November 2009 Pages: 253 - 259

4. Abnormal upconversion luminescence from Yb³⁺ doped and Tb³⁺/Yb³⁺ codoped high silica glasses induced by intrinsic optical bistability

   • Q. Zhang
   • G. Chen
   • D. Chen

   Rapid communication 10 December 2009 Pages: 261 - 265

5. Tuneabilities of localized electromagnetic modes in random nanostructures for random lasing

   • S. Takeda
   • M. Obara

   OriginalPaper 11 September 2009 Pages: 267 - 274

6. Non-adiabatic transition in C₂H₅OH⁺ on a light-dressed potential energy surface by ultrashort pump-and-probe laser pulses

   • H. Yazawa
   • T. Shioyama
   • K. Yamanouchi

   OriginalPaper 16 October 2009 Pages: 275 - 282

7. Nonadiabatic multi-step excitation for the blue–green light emission from dye grains induced by the near-infrared optical near-field

   • H. Fujiwara
   • T. Kawazoe
   • M. Ohtsu

   OriginalPaper 02 October 2009 Pages: 283 - 289

8. Carrier–envelope phase stabilization of 5-fs, 0.5-mJ pulses from adaptive phase modulator

   • H. Wang
   • M. Chini
   • Z. Chang

   OriginalPaper 16 July 2009 Pages: 291 - 294

9. 23W peak power picosecond pulses from a single-stage all-semiconductor master oscillator power amplifier

   • S. Riecke
   • S. Schwertfeger
   • G. Tränkle

   OriginalPaper 11 September 2009 Pages: 295 - 299

10. Yb³⁺-doped 200 μm diameter core, gain guided index-antiguided fiber

    • M. Lu
    • W. Li
    • B. Peng

    OriginalPaper 19 September 2009 Pages: 301 - 304

11. High-efficiency direct-pumped Nd:YLF laser operating at 1321 nm

    • Y. F. Lü
    • J. Xia
    • X. D. Yin

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2009 Pages: 305 - 309

12. Q-switched operation of an in-band-pumped Ho:LuAG laser with kilohertz pulse repetition frequency

    • B.-Q. Yao
    • X.-M. Duan
    • G.-J. Zhao

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2009 Pages: 311 - 315

13. Effects of ions clustering in Nd³⁺/Al³⁺-codoped double-clad fiber laser operating near 930 nm

    • C. Bartolacci
    • M. Laroche
    • H. Gilles

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2009 Pages: 317 - 322

14. Direct shaping of tunable UV ultra-short pulses

    • S. Weber
    • M. Barthélemy
    • B. Chatel

    OriginalPaper 03 October 2009 Pages: 323 - 326

15. Fast manipulation of laser localized structures in a monolithic vertical cavity with saturable absorber

    • T. Elsass
    • K. Gauthron
    • S. Barbay

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2009 Pages: 327 - 331

16. Quantum interference control of photocurrent injection in Er-doped GaAs

    • R. L. Snider
    • J. K. Wahlstrand
    • S. T. Cundiff

    OriginalPaper 11 October 2009 Pages: 333 - 336

17. Optical spectra and luminescence dynamics of the Dy-doped Gd₂SiO₅ single crystal

    • R. Lisiecki
    • G. Dominiak-Dzik
    • M. Głowacki

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2009 Pages: 337 - 346

18. Shape selection of wavelets for accurate chromatic dispersion measurement of white-light spectral interferograms

    • Y. Deng
    • W. Yang
    • Z. Zhang

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2009 Pages: 347 - 351

19. Interplay of plasmon resonances in binary nanostructures

    • Y. Gu
    • Y. Wang
    • Q. Gong

    OriginalPaper 21 November 2009 Pages: 353 - 363

20. Metamaterial composed of wire pairs exhibiting dual band negative refraction

    • C. Huang
    • Z. Zhao
    • X. Luo

    OriginalPaper 05 November 2009 Pages: 365 - 370

21. Supercontinuum generation in highly Ge-doped core Y-shaped microstructured optical fiber

    • J. Cascante-Vindas
    • S. Torres-Peiró
    • M. V. Andrés

    OriginalPaper 11 September 2009 Pages: 371 - 376

22. Photoinduced multiple microchannels inside silicon produced by a femtosecond laser

    • C. Li
    • X. Shi
    • X. Hou

    OriginalPaper 19 September 2009 Pages: 377 - 381

23. Axial and conical parametric emissions from potassium atoms under two-photon fs excitation

    • D. Pentaris
    • T. Efthimiopoulos
    • V. Vaicaitis

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2009 Pages: 383 - 390

24. Investigation on high-power load ability of stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugating mirror

    • Y. L. Wang
    • Z. W. Lu
    • W. M. He

    OriginalPaper 03 November 2009 Pages: 391 - 395

25. Investigation on pulse compression based on stimulated Brillouin scattering and optical breakdown

    • W. L. J. Hasi
    • Z. W. Lu
    • W. Gao

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2009 Pages: 397 - 400

26. Optical bifurcated fiber diode-pumping for two-wavelength laser operation with the Yb³⁺-doped GdAl₃(BO₃)₄ birefringent crystal

    • A. Brenier
    • C. Tu
    • J. Li

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2009 Pages: 401 - 406

27. Green luminescence and EPR studies on Mn-activated yttrium aluminum garnet phosphor

    • V. Singh
    • R. P. S. Chakradhar
    • H.-Y. Kwak

    OriginalPaper 03 October 2009 Pages: 407 - 415

28. Preparation of Sm³⁺–Eu³⁺ coactivating red-emitting phosphors and improvement of their luminescent properties by charge compensation

    • F.-b. Cao
    • Y.-j. Chen
    • L.-k. Li

    OriginalPaper 11 October 2009 Pages: 417 - 421

29. Intense red phosphors for near-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes

    • H. Y. Jiao
    • Y. H. Wang

    OriginalPaper 11 September 2009 Pages: 423 - 427

30. Investigation of the degradation mechanisms in BaMgAl₁₀O₁₇:Eu²⁺ phosphor: on the influence of thermal  process on operational durability

    • Y. Kim
    • S. Kang

    OriginalPaper 23 October 2009 Pages: 429 - 434

31. Infrared-to-visible frequency upconversion in SrAl₂O₄ powders containing Er³⁺ and Yb³⁺

    • N. Rakov
    • R. B. Guimarães
    • G. S. Maciel

    OriginalPaper 17 September 2009 Pages: 435 - 438

32. Physical limitations of the electroluminescence mechanism in terbium-based light emitters: matrix and layer thickness dependence

    • L. Rebohle
    • J. Lehmann
    • W. Skorupa

    OriginalPaper 11 September 2009 Pages: 439 - 442

33. On the spherical chromium oxide particulates via pulsed laser ablation at a very high power density in vacuum with a specified oxygen flow rate

    • C. H. Lin
    • P. Shen
    • S. Y. Chen

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2009 Pages: 443 - 450

34. Blue electroluminescence of ytterbium clusters in SiO₂ by co-operative up-conversion

    • S. Prucnal
    • L. Rebohle
    • W. Skorupa

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2009 Pages: 451 - 454

35. Factors affecting the formation of near infrared-emitting optical centers in Bi-doped glasses

    • B. I. Denker
    • B. I. Galagan
    • E. M. Dianov

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2009 Pages: 455 - 458

36. The reversibility of the Goos–Hänchen shift near the band-crossing structure of one-dimensional photonic crystals containing left-handed metamaterials

    • L.-G. Wang
    • S.-Y. Zhu

    OriginalPaper 16 September 2009 Pages: 459 - 463

37. Hartmann phase pick-up method for detection and correction of piston aberrations in a multi-beam coherent combination system

    • P. Yang
    • R. Yang
    • B. Xu

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2009 Pages: 465 - 469

38. Gradient matrix of optical path length for evaluating the effects of design variable changes in a prism

    • C.-C. Hsueh
    • P.-D. Lin

    OriginalPaper 15 September 2009 Pages: 471 - 479

39. A general calculation and sensitivity analysis of reflector scanning systems using skew-ray tracing

    • C.-Y. Tsai

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2009 Pages: 481 - 487

40. Optical design of retro-reflectors by coordinate transformation

    • C. Li
    • F. Li

    OriginalPaper 03 October 2009 Pages: 489 - 495

41. Modeling of laser-colored stainless steel surfaces by color pixels

    • A. Lehmuskero
    • V. Kontturi
    • M. Kuittinen

    OriginalPaper 17 September 2009 Pages: 497 - 500

42. Discharge instability induced by external laser preionization of a XeF discharge laser

    • E. Takahashi
    • S. Kato
    • I. Okuda

    OriginalPaper 12 September 2009 Pages: 501 - 505

43. Characteristics of laser and current pulses in a He–SrCl₂ vapor laser

    • L. Chen
    • B.-L. Pan
    • X.-Y. Zhang

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2009 Pages: 507 - 510

44. Analysis on skin-effect of a polymer shielded push–pull directional coupler electro-optic switch

    • C.-T. Zheng
    • C.-S. Ma
    • D.-M. Zhang

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2009 Pages: 511 - 521

45. Emission enhancing characteristics in electrochemiluminescence devices by 9,10-diphenylanthracene dye-highly scattering TiO₂ solid-nanoparticle mixture

    • S. Sato
    • T. Ishikawa
    • H. Taniguchi

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2009 Pages: 523 - 527

46. Highly sensitive standoff detection of explosives via backward coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering

    • A. Portnov
    • I. Bar
    • S. Rosenwaks

    OriginalPaper 15 September 2009 Pages: 529 - 535

47. Compact diode-laser spectrometer ISOWAT for highly sensitive airborne measurements of water-isotope ratios

    • C. Dyroff
    • D. Fütterer
    • A. Zahn

    OriginalPaper 23 October 2009 Pages: 537 - 548

48. Changes in the spectral degree of coherence and spectral intensity of spatially and spectrally partially coherent cosh-Gaussian pulsed beams in free space

    • D. Liu
    • C. Ding
    • B. Lü

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2009 Pages: 549 - 556

49. Turbulence distance of radial Gaussian Schell-model array beams

    • X. Li
    • X. Ji
    • Y. Baykal

    OriginalPaper 20 November 2009 Pages: 557 - 565

50. Nonparaxial propagation of linearly polarized modified Bessel–Gaussian beams and phase singularities of the electromagnetic field components

    • K. C. Zhu
    • X. Y. Li
    • H. Q. Tang

    OriginalPaper 05 November 2009 Pages: 567 - 572