Review
Whispering-gallery waves
A. N. Oraevsky 377–400
Lasers
A 10-fs Ti:sapphire laser with a folded ring resonator
A. A. Babin, A. M. Kiselev, A. V. Kirsanov, A. N. Stepanov 401–403
Pulsed laser operating on the first vibrational overtone of the CO molecule in the 2.5 – 4.2-μm range: 3. The gain and kinetic processes on high vibrational levels
N. G. Basov, A. A. Ionin, Yu. M. Klimachev, A. A. Kotkov, A. K. Kurnosov, J. E. McCord, A. P. Napartovich, L. V. Seleznev, D. V. Sinitsyn, G. D. Hager, S. L. Shnyrev 404–410
Physical foundations of quantum electronics
Interference properties of coherent photons selectively reflected from resonance media
B. A. Veklenko 411–415
Nonlinear optical phenomena
Self-diffraction of light upon optical poling of glass
M. K. Balakirev, L. I. Vostrikova, V. A. Smirnov 416–420
Optical fibres and fibre lasers
Electrodynamic approach to the estimate of the pumping efficiency of double cladding active optical fibres
I. E. Britov, A. S. Kurkov, A. S. Raevskii 421–424
On the possibility of compensating material dispersion in three-layer optical fibres in the wavelength range below 1.3 μm
A. S. Belanov, A. V. Belov, E. M. Dianov, V. I. Krivenkov, A. S. Raevskii, K. Yu. Kharitonova 425–427
Continuous tuning of radiation frequency in fibre and waveguide lasers by a controllable Bragg grating
V. A. Pilipovich, A. K. Esman, I. A. Goncharenko, V. K. Kuleshov 428–432
Interaction of laser radiation with matter
Effect of nonlinear light scattering in air on ablation of materials produced by femtosecond laser pulses
S. M. Klimentov, T. V. Kononenko, P. A. Pivovarov, V. I. Konov, A. M. Prokhorov, D. Breitling, F. Dausinger 433–436
Efficiency of fractal structure formation during laser evaporation
N. E. Kask, E. G. Leksina, S. V. Michurin, G. M. Fedorov, D. B. Chopornyak 437–442
Transmission of laser radiation by absorbing liquids
S. I. Dolgaev, A. V. Simakin, G. A. Shafeev 443–446
Control of laser radiation parameters
Effect of pulsed nanosecond ionisation on the characteristics of an electric-discharge CO2 laser
L. M. Vasilyak, S. P. Vetchinin, P. G. Kadieva, D. N. Polyakov, V. E. Fortov, A. V. Khotina 447–448
Effect of molecular additions on the radiation parameters of a laser on Xe atomic transitions
A. V. Fedenev, V. F. Tarasenko, V. S. Skakun 449–454
Spectrum of an anti-Stokes Raman ion laser in Λ-schemes with various level parameters
S. A. Babin, S. I. Kablukov, S. M. Kobtsev, V. V. Potapov, D. V. Churkin 455–459
Features of emission from a submillimeter laser under intense optical pumping
G. N. Grachev, I. V. Zaikovskii, V. F. Zakharyash, V. M. Klementyev, A. L. Smirnov 460–462
Laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics
Film ispalators
A. V. Startsev, Yu. Yu. Stoilov 463–469