A transportable optical calcium frequency standardDedicated to J. Helmcke on the occasion of his 60th birthday. P. KerstenF. MensingF. Riehle Regular paper Pages: 27 - 38
Dynamics of a laser with a reverse saturable absorber M. BrunelC. ÖzkulF. Sanchez Regular paper Pages: 39 - 44
Dynamics and correlated performance of a photo-triggered discharge-pumped HF laser using SF6 with hydrogen or ethane L. RicheboeufS. PasquiersV. Puech Regular paper Pages: 45 - 53
Feedback-controlled optimization of soft-X-ray radiation from femtosecond laser-produced plasmas T. Feurer Regular paper Pages: 55 - 60
Generation of tunable sub-picosecond pulses in the UV with a travelling wave dye laser T. Schmidt-UhligS. SzatmáriP. Simon Regular paper Pages: 61 - 65
Excited state absorption and stimulated emission of Nd3+ in crystals III: LaSc3(BO3)4, CaWO4, and YLiF4 L. FornasieroT. KellnerG. Huber Regular paper Pages: 67 - 72
Estimation of trap concentration in photorefractive crystals by a technique of adaptive holographic interferometry V.M. PetrovS. WeveringE. Krätzig Regular paper Pages: 73 - 76
Formation of diffraction-free beams by laser generation of conical radiation in a Kerr medium R.K. Drampyan Regular paper Pages: 77 - 79
Scattering and extinction of evanescent waves by small particles M. QuintenA. PackR. Wannemacher Regular paper Pages: 87 - 92
Production of nitrogen-free, hyperpolarized 129Xe gas U. RuthT. HofH.J. Jänsch Regular paper Pages: 93 - 97
High-sensitivity CW Fabry–Pérot enhanced spectroscopy of CO2 and C2H2 using a 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser E. InbarA. Arie Regular paper Pages: 99 - 105
Isotopically selective infrared multiphoton dissociation of 2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane: 13C selectivity and mechanism P.H. MaB. WuR.W. Carr Regular paper Pages: 107 - 110
Dynamic behavior of photoablation products of corneal tissue in the mid-IR: a study with FELIX J.M. AuerhammerR. WalkerB. Jean Regular paper Pages: 111 - 119
In uence of ambient conditions on the laser air spark Ş. YalçinD.R. CrosleyG.W. Faris Regular paper Pages: 121 - 130
Effect of laser intensity and of lower-state rotational energy transfer upon temperature measurements made with laser-induced fluorescence J.W. DailyE.W. Rothe Regular paper Pages: 131 - 140
Extreme sensitivity in trace element detection H.N. EreifejG.J. DosterJ.G. Story Regular paper Pages: 141 - 144
High-dynamic-range pulse-front steepening of amplified femtosecond pulses by third-order dispersion M. HentschelS. UemuraF. Krausz Rapid communication Pages: 145 - 148