1. Lateral resolution of 28 nm (λ /25) in far-field fluorescence microscopy

   • V. Westphal
   • L. Kastrup
   • S.W. Hell

   Rapid communication 01 October 2003 Pages: 377 - 380

2. Ultra-sensitive ambient ammonia detection using CO₂-laser-based photoacoustic spectroscopy

   • M.B. Pushkarsky
   • M.E. Webber
   • C.K.N. Patel

   Rapid communication 01 October 2003 Pages: 381 - 385

3. Laser transmutation of iodine-129

   • J. Magill
   • H. Schwoerer
   • R. Sauerbrey

   Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 387 - 390

4. Femtosecond laser-induced-breakdown spectrometry for Ca²⁺ analysis of biological samples with high spatial resolution

   • A. Assion
   • M. Wollenhaupt
   • T. Baumert

   Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 391 - 397

5. Wavelength-tunable organic solid-state distributed-feedback laser

   • D. Schneider
   • S. Hartmann
   • P. Hinze

   Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 399 - 402

6. Sputtered and heated high-voltage hollow-cathode zinc lasers

   • G. Bánó
   • P. Horváth
   • T.M. Adamowicz

   Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 403 - 407

7. Simulation of bulk-absorption thermal lensing in transmissive optics of gravitational waves detectors

   • J. Degallaix
   • C. Zhao
   • D. Blair

   Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 409 - 414

8. Atom lithography with ytterbium beam

   • R. Ohmukai
   • S. Urabe
   • M. Watanabe

   Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 415 - 419

9. Mutual spatial-soliton trapping in photorefractive media: experiment versus theory

   • G. McCarthy
   • T. Breuninger
   • W. Krolikowski

   Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 421 - 426

10. Beam coupling ratios and diffraction efficiencies of a layer-structured liquid crystal device; the effect of injection temperature and layer thickness

    • H.W. Kim
    • S. Jung
    • J.D. Kim

    Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 427 - 431

11. Characterization of the nonlinear refractive index of the laser crystal Yb:KGd(WO₄)₂

    • A. Major
    • I. Nikolakakos
    • P.W.E. Smith

    Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 433 - 436

12. Non-critical phase-matched second harmonic generation in Gd_xY_1-xCOB

    • A. Zoubir
    • J. Eichenholz
    • M. Richardson

    Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 437 - 440

13. Performance of optical fibers for transmission of high-peak-power XeCl excimer laser pulses

    • R.F. Delmdahl
    • G. Spiecker
    • K.-F. Klein

    Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 441 - 445

14. Soot visualisation by use of laser-induced soot vapourisation in combination with polarisation spectroscopy

    • J. Walewski
    • M. Rupinski
    • M. Aldén

    Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 447 - 454

15. Laser-induced-fluorescence detection of SnO in low-pressure particle-synthesis flames

    • S. Bailey
    • N.G. Glumac

    Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 455 - 461

16. Resonant photoacoustic gas sensing by PC-based audio detection

    • G. Santiago
    • V. Slezak
    • A.L. Peuriot

    Regular Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 463 - 465

17. Erratum to: Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber

    • K.L. Corwin
    • N.R. Newbury
    • R.S. Windeler

    Erratum 01 October 2003 Pages: 467 - 469