Active media
Interaction of Er3+ ions in Er-doped calcium — niobium — gallium garnet crystals
A. V. Malov, P. A. Ryabochkina, A. V. Popov, E. V. Bolshakova 377–380
Lasers
Amplification of subpico second UV pulses in the multistage GARPUN-MTW Ti:sapphire — KrF laser system
V. D. Zvorykin, A. O. Levchenko, N. N. Ustinovskii 381–385
Effect of active-ion concentration on holmium fibre laser efficiency
A. S. Kurkov, E. M. Sholokhov, A. V. Marakulin, L. A. Minashina 386–388
On the possibility of increasing the pulse energy of a passively Q-switched erbium glass minilaser
A. A. Izyneev, P. I. Sadovskii, S. P. Sadovskii 389–392
Solid-state laser-pumped high-power electric-discharge HF laser
S. D. Velikanov, S. G. Garanin, A. P. Domazhirov, V. M. Efanov, M. V. Efanov, S. Yu. Kazantsev, B. E. Kodola, Yu. N. Komarov, I. G. Kononov, S. V. Podlesnykh, A. A. Sivachev, K. N. Firsov, V. V. Shchurov, P. M. Yarin 393–396
Electrode system for electric-discharge generation of atomic iodine in a repetitively pulsed oxygen — iodine laser with a large active volume
S. Yu. Kazantsev, I. G. Kononov, S. V. Podlesnykh, K. N. Firsov 397–399
Terahertz lasers
Amplification of terahertz radiation on transitions between Wannier–Stark ladders in weak-barrier superlattices
A. A. Andronov, E. P. Dodin, D. I. Zinchenko, Yu. N. Nozdrin, A. A. Marmalyuk, A. A. Padalitsa 400–405
Interaction of laser radiation with matter
Numerical investigation of laser radiation conversion to X rays in experiments with spherical boxes with interior coatings of different materials
S. V. Bondarenko, E. A. Novikova 406–410
The scattering of light, the passage of radiation through the atmosphere
Scattering effect on the imaging depth limitin two-photon fluorescence microscopy
E. A. Sergeeva 411–417
Computer correction of an image distorted by turbulent atmosphere
A. P. Averin, V. S. Pryanichnikov, V. V. Tyapin 418–420
Detecting radiation
High-speed, efficient metal – semiconductor – metal photodetectors
S. Collin, F. Pardo, S. V. Averin, N. Bardou, J.-L. Pelouard 421–424
Effect of laser light polarisation on the dc photovoltage response of nanographite films
G. M. Mikheev, V. M. Styapshin, P. A. Obraztsov, E. A. Khestanova, S. V. Garnov 425–430
Light modulation
Compact acousto-optic modulator operatingin the purely Raman–Nath diffraction regime as a phase modulator in FM spectroscopy
V. N. Baryshev, V. M. Epikhin 431–436
Surface waves
Nonlinear surface waves on the boundary of a photorefractive crystal
B. A. Usievich, J. Kh. Nurligareev, V. A. Sychugov, L. I. Ivleva, P. A. Lykov, N. V. Bogodaev 437–440
Fiber optics
Role of point defects in the photosensitivity of hydrogen-loaded phosphosilicate glass
Yu. V. Larionov 441–445
Optical manipulators
Optical manipulators of microparticles using femtosecond laser radiation
V. V. Buchanov, V. A. Derzhavin, A. D. Zalesskii, I. V. Reshetov, O. M. Sarkisov, A. I. Shushin 446–450
Laser technologies
Radiation transfer in metallic-powder beds during laser forming
A. V. Gusarov 451–459
Laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics
Laser acceleration of neutrons (physical foundations)
L. A. Rivlin 460–463
Mechanism for shock wave merging in magnetised plasma: criteria and efficiency of formation of low-frequency magnetosonic waves
V. N. Tishchenko, I. F. Shaikhislamov 464–469
Personalia
On the 80th birthday of A. A. Mak
O. N. Krokhin 470