Review
Lasing regimes in solid-state ring lasers with modulated parameters
N. V. Kravtsov, E. G. Lariontsev 487–505
Lasers
Terawatt femtosecond Cr : forsterite laser system
M. B. Agranat, S. I. Ashitkov, A. A. Ivanov, A. V. Konyashchenko, A. V. Ovchinnikov, V. E. Fortov 506–508
Attainment of a high gain in a disk amplifying stage with neodymium phosphate glass elements
I. N. Voronich, S. G. Garanin, A. I. Zaretskii, I. V. Ignat’ev, G. A. Kirillov, V. M. Murugov, V. A. Osin, S. A. Sukharev, A. V. Charukhchev 509–510
Study of the radiation divergence and energy efficiencyof a pulsed Nd3+ : YAG laser transversely pumpedby laser diode arrays
A. Yu. Abazadze, G. M. Zverev, Yu. M. Kolbatskov 511–515
A submillimeter CH3OH laser with a high-power optical pumping: new emission lines
G. N. Grachev, I. V. Zaikovskii, V. F. Zakharyash, V. M. Klementyev 516–518
Repetitively pulsed operating regime of a high-pressure atomic xenon transition laser
S. B. Alekseev, N. N. Koval’, V. M. Orlovskii, V. S. Skakun, V. F. Tarasenko, V. S. Tolkachev, A. V. Fedenev, M. A. Shulepov, P. M. Shchanin 519–523
Interaction of laser radiation with matter. Laser plasma
Effect of the electronic structure of target atomson the emission continuum of laser plasma
N. E. Kask, S. V. Michurin, G. M. Fedorov 524–530
Spatial self-organisation of a defect generation waveand laser-induced formation of ordered and crystallographic-oriented regions of optical damage in crystals
V. I. Emel’yanov, A. V. Rogacheva 531–536
Laser microprocessing in a gas environment at a high repetition rate of ablative pulses
S. M. Klimentov, P. A. Pivovarov, V. I. Konov, D. Breitling, F. Dausinger 537–540
Light scattering
Axial and diffusion models of the laser pulse propagationin a highly-scattering medium
S. A. Tereshchenko, A. A. Danilov, V. M. Podgaetsky, N. S. Vorob’ev 541–544
Observation of multiple scattering of laser radiationfrom a light-induced jet of microparticles in suspension
A. V. Kondratyev 545–546
Fast path-integration technique in simulationof light propagation through highly scattering objects
A. V. Voronov, E. V. Tret’yakov, V. V. Shuvalov 547–553
Optical frequency standards
Effect of intracavity back reflections on the accuracyand stability of optical frequency standards
D. D. Krylova, A. S. Shelkovnikov, E. A. Petrukhin, M. A. Gubin 554–558
An analog+digital phase-frequency detector for phase locking of a diode laser to an optical frequency comb
N. Beverini, M. Prevedelli, F. Sorrentino, B. N. Nyushkov, A. Ruffini 559–564
Nonlinear optical phenomena
Temperature-noncritical third harmonic generation in an LBO crystal
S. G. Grechin, V. G. Dmitriev, V. A. Dyakov, V. I. Pryalkin 565–568
On the nature of laser polariton tracks in soap films
A. V. Startsev, Yu. Yu. Stoilov 569–571
Nonlinear transmission of single-wall carbon nanotubesin heavy water at a wavelength of 1.54 μm and self-mode locking in a Er3+ : glass laser obtained using a passive nanotube switch
N. N. Il’ichev, E. D. Obraztsova, S. V. Garnov, S. E. Mosaleva 572–574
Optical fibres and fibre lasers
Fibre Raman amplifier pumped by continuous-spectrum radiation
S. M. Kobtsev, A. A. Pustovskikh 575–578
Effect of heating on the optical properties of Yb3+-doped fibres and fibre lasers
D. A. Grukh, A. S. Kurkov, V. M. Paramonov, E. M. Dianov 579–582
Laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics
Features of image colouring in a projection microscopebased on a copper vapour laser with an unstable resonatorand a Glan prism
V. T. Karpukhin, I. I. Klimovskii, M. M. Malikov, V. Ya. Mendeleyev, S. N. Skovorod’ko 583–588
Characteristic time of ion extraction from a plasma bunchin laser isotope separation
V. A. Gundienkov, A. N. Tkachev, S. I. Yakovlenko 589–595
Bibliography
Review of a monograph of A. M. Zheltikov “Optics of Microstructure Fibres” (Moscow: Nauka, 2004; ISBN 5-02-033074-4)
M. V. Alfimov 596