Ultrafast dynamics of carrier-induced absorption changes in highly-excited CdSe nanocrystals S. HunscheT. DekorsyH. Kurz Regular Papers Pages: 3 - 10
Spectral investigation of cw rf-pumped atomic Xe laser with a slab geometry S. N. TskhaiYu. B. UdalovV. N. Ochkin Regular Papers Pages: 11 - 14
Tunable picosecond infrared pulses generated by stimulated electronic Raman scattering of a mode-locked Ti:Sapphire laser in potassium vapor H. OhdeS. LinT. Suzuki Regular Papers Pages: 15 - 19
Linewise Raman-Stokes/anti-Stokes temperature measurements in flames using an unintensified charge-coupled device J. A. WehrmeyerS. YeralanK. S. Tecu Regular Papers Pages: 21 - 27
Oxygen concentration and temperature measurements in N2–O2 mixtures using rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy L. MartinssonP. -E. BengtssonM. Aldén Regular Papers Pages: 29 - 37
Thermometry of an oxy-acetylene flame using multiplex degenerate four-wave mixing of C2 C. F. KaminskiI. G. HughesP. Ewart Regular Papers Pages: 39 - 44
Experimental evaluation of entropy for transmission holographic optical elements L. CarreteroA. BeléndezA. Fimia Regular Papers Pages: 45 - 50
Comparative study of spectral narrowing of a pulsed Ti:Sapphire laser using pulsed and CW injection seeding N. J. VasaM. TanakaO. Uchino Regular Papers Pages: 51 - 57
Relation of pump-beam quality and conversion efficiency in the Raman downward conversion T. T. LayS. WadaK. Toyoda Regular Papers Pages: 59 - 64
Imaging of the reaction zone in a 100 kW oil-burning furnace by use of a broad-band excimer laser P. P. RadiB. MischlerM. Ochs Regular Papers Pages: 65 - 69
Thermometry of gas layers in thermal plasma CVD by pulsed-laser Rayleigh scattering J. LarjoJ. VattulainenR. Hernberg Regular Papers Pages: 71 - 75
Contrast ratio and separation factor in multiphoton dissociation of supercooled UF6 irradiated with multifrequency 16 μm Raman-laser radiation Y. OkadaS. KatoK. Takeuchi Regular Papers Pages: 77 - 81
Theoretical treatment of relaxation oscillations in quasi-three-level systems J. R. SalcedoJ. M. SousaV. V. Kuzmin Regular Papers Pages: 83 - 85
Heat-pipe oven for large column densities with a well-defined optical path length B. SteffesX. LiC. R. Vidal Regular Papers Pages: 87 - 90
Frequency control of a dual-pulse-pumped dye laser by combination of external injection and intracavity self-injection of radiation Z. Y. PeshevA. D. DelevaY. A. Velkovska Regular Papers Pages: 91 - 95
Combined lidar system for stratospheric and tropospheric ozone measurements V. S. BucreevS. K. VartapetovS. S. Khmelevtsov Regular Papers Pages: 97 - 101
Sound-velocity measurements in gases by laser-induced electrostrictive gratings W. HubschmidR. BombachA. Stampanoni-Panariello Regular Papers Pages: 103 - 107
High-efficiency continuous-wave diode-pumped Tm:Ho:LuAG laser at 2.1 μm V. KushawahaY. ChenL. Major Rapid Communication Pages: 109 - 111