Intracavity frequency-tripling of actively mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser E. RoisséV. CoudercF. Louradour Regular paper Pages: 89 - 91
Difference-frequency generation by mixing dual-wavelength pulses emitting from an electronically tuned Ti:sapphire laser N. SaitoK. AkagawaH. Tashiro Regular paper Pages: 93 - 97
4-W and 23-ps pulses from a lamp-pumped Nd:YAG laser passively mode-locked by polarization switching in a KTP crystal V. KubečekV. CoudercA. Barthélémy Regular paper Pages: 99 - 102
Intracavity Raman conversion for 16-μm Stokes pulse generation in para-hydrogen A. TsunemiN. SaitoH. Tashiro Regular paper Pages: 103 - 106
Quasi-two-dimensional dark spatial solitons and generation of mixed phase dislocations A. DreischuhG.G. PaulusF. Zacher Regular paper Pages: 107 - 111
Steering one-dimensional odd dark beams of finite length A. DreischuhG.G. PaulusI. Velchev Regular paper Pages: 113 - 117
Atomic beam guide by a one-dimensional magneto-optical trap R. OhmukaiS. UrabeM. Watanabe Regular paper Pages: 123 - 128
Detection of hydrogen isotope atoms by mass spectrometry combined with resonant ionization M. YorozuY. OkadaA. Endo Regular paper Pages: 129 - 132
Simultaneous measurement of pure-optical and thermo-optical nonlinearities induced by high-repetition-rate, femtosecond laser pulses: application to CS2 M. FalconieriG. Salvetti Regular paper Pages: 133 - 136
A pulse-pileup correction procedure for rapid measurements of hydroxyl concentrations using picosecond time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence M.W. RenfroS.D. PackN.M. Laurendeau Regular paper Pages: 137 - 146
Use of sol-gel techniques in the development of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates suitable for in situ detection of chemicals in sea-water T. MurphyH. SchmidtH.-D. Kronfeldt Regular paper Pages: 147 - 150
Single-port optical access for spectroscopic measurements in industrial flue gas ducts U. GottwaldP. Monkhouse Regular paper Pages: 151 - 154
Laser mode manipulation by intracavity dynamic holography: Application to mode selection N. HuotJ.M. JonathanG. Roosen Rapid communication Pages: 155 - 157
Phase conjugation in a continuous-wave diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser A. BrignonL. LoiseauJ.-P. Pocholle Rapid communication Pages: 159 - 162
Efficient distributed feedback solid state dye laser with a dynamic grating W.J. WadsworthI.T. McKinnieT.G. Haskell Rapid communication Pages: 163 - 165
An all-solid-state laser system for generation of 100 μJ femtosecond pulses near 625 nm at 1 kHz V. ShcheslavskiyV. PetrovN. Zhavoronkov Rapid communication Pages: 167 - 169