500-Hz two-photon Ramsey fringes with a SF6 beam: towards a new frequency standard in the 30-THz spectral region A. ShelkovnikovCh. GrainCh. Chardonnet Pages: 93 - 98
Optical pumping and modulation techniques with a molecular Ramsey–Bordé interferometer Ch. LisdatM. FrankE. Tiemann Pages: 99 - 104
Fabrication of periodically poled lithium tantalate for UV generation with diode lasers J.-P. MeynC. LaueM.M. Fejer Pages: 111 - 114
A diode-pumped high power Q-switched and self-mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser with a LiF:F2- saturable absorber Y.F. ChenS.W. TsaiJ. Chen Pages: 115 - 118
Generation of high-quality 10-femtosecond laser pulses with intracavity spatial and spectral control J.Y. ZhouC.J. ZhuJ. Kuhl Pages: 119 - 123
Kinetics of Er3+-doped fluorozirconate optical fiber upconversion fluorescence and laser emission under 800 nm excitation F. KaczmarekZ. StryłaA. Jendrzejczak Pages: 125 - 128
High harmonic generation at 1 kHz repetition rate with a pulsed valve A. FlettnerJ. GüntherG. Gerber Pages: 129 - 132
Frequency stabilization of a diode laser on the Cs D2 resonance line by the Zeeman effect in a vapor cell N. BeveriniE. MaccioniF. Sorrentino Pages: 133 - 138
Nonlinear optical spectroscopy of electronic transitions in hexagonal manganites C. DegenhardtM. FiebigR.V. Pisarev Pages: 139 - 144
Use of an open photoacoustic cell for the thermal characterisation of liquid crystals N.A. GeorgeC.P.G. VallabhanP. Radhakrishnan Pages: 145 - 149
Measurement of the thermal properties of liquid mixtures using a thermal wave interferometer J.A.P. LimaE. MarínL.C.M. Miranda Pages: 151 - 155
Modifications to the lidar equation due to nonlinear propagation in air G. FayeJ. KasparianR. Sauerbrey Pages: 157 - 163
Hydrogen CARS thermometry in a high-pressure H2–air flame. Test of H2 temperature accuracy and influence of line width by comparison with N2 CARS as reference J. HussongR. LückerathD. Robert Pages: 165 - 172
Measurements and simulation of in-cylinder UV-absorption in spark ignition and Diesel engines F. HildenbrandC. Schulz Pages: 173 - 180
Enhanced spectral broadening of short laser pulses in high-numerical-aperture holey fibers A.B. FedotovA.M. ZheltikovD. von der Linde Rapid communication Pages: 181 - 184
Nanocylinder-array structure greatly increases the soft X-ray intensity generated from femtosecond-laser-produced plasma T. NishikawaH. NakanoH. Masuda Rapid communication Pages: 185 - 188