Review
Optics of globular photonic crystals
V. S. Gorelik 409–432
Lasers
Laser on mixtures of nitrogen with electronegative gases pumped by a transverse discharge from a generator with inductive energy storage: Theory and experiment
A. N. Panchenko, A. I. Suslov, V. F. Tarasenko, A. E. Tel’minov 433–439
A 913-nm diode-pumped quasi-three-level Nd3+:Gd0.7Y0.3VO4 laser
Yu. D. Zavartsev, A. I. Zagumennyi, Yu. L. Kalachev, S. A. Kutovoi, V. A. Mikhaĭlov, V. V. Podreshetnikov, A. A. Sirotkin, I. A. Shcherbakov, R. Renner-Erny, W. Lüthy, T. Feurer 440–442
Effect of optical feedback on the output parameters of quantum-well superluminescent diodes
E. V. Andreeva, M. V. Shramenko, S. D. Yakubovich 443–445
Optics of nanomedia
On the problems of transparency of metal—dielectric composite media with dissipative and amplifying components
S. G. Moiseev, E. A. Pashinina, S. V. Sukhov 446–452
Nonlinear optical phenomena
Anomalous absorption of light under nonresonance conditions
A. I. Parkhomenko, A.M. Shalagin 453–464
Two-dimensional bound states of ultrashort light pulses and polarisation of light in ferroelectric impurity crystals
A. S. Sasov, M. B. Belonenko, E. V. Demushkina 465–470
Laser devices and elements
Wide-aperture Faraday isolatorfor kilowatt average radiation powers
A. V. Voitovich, E. V. Katin, I. B. Mukhin, O. V. Palashov, E. A. Khazanov 471–474
Narrowband optical filter based on a Fabry–Perot interferometer with two waveguide—grating mirrors
B. A. Usievich, V. A. Sychugov, J. Kh. Nurligareev 475–478
Use of the theory of coupled waves for constructing multilayer optical coatings
P. A. Kholokhonova, P. E. Tverdokhleb 479–483
Polarisation-independent electrooptical switch based on LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 crystals
B. L. Davydov, A. A. Krylov, D. I. Yagodkin 484–488
Possibility of increasing the optical breakdown threshold in KDP crystals
V. I. Bredikhin, V. P. Ershov, V. N. Burenina, A. N. Mal’shakov, A. K. Potemkin 489–494
Optical fibres
Study of Brillouin scattering in a phosphosilicate optical fibre and its influence on a Raman laser operation
S. A. Babin, A. E. Ismagulov, S. I. Kablukov, E. V. Podivilov, D. V. Churkin 495–499
Laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics
On the aerosol backscattering coefficient in atmosphere in the spectral range 9 – 13.5μm
B. I. Vasil’ev, O. M. Mannoun 500–502