Physical foundations of quantum electronics
On the distortion of a wave packet propagating in an amplifying medium
N. S. Bukhman 299–306
Lasers
High-quality beam generation in a 8-kW cw CO2 laser
Yu. V. Afonin, A. P. Golyshev, A. I. Ivanchenko, A. N. Malov, A. M. Orishich, V. A. Pechurin, V. F. Filev, V. B. Shulyat’ev 307–309
Diode-pumped self-Q-switched erbium-doped all-fibre laser
S. G. Cruz Vicente, M. A. Martinez Gamez, A. V. Kir’yanov, Yu. O. Barmenkov, M. V. Andres 310–314
Spectral–threshold characteristics of a distributed-feedback laser with the sinusoidal modulation of coupling coefficient
A. A. Afanas’ev, S. Yu. Mikhnevich 315–319
Spectral characteristics of nonchain HF and DF electric-discharge lasers in efficient excitation modes
A. N. Panchenko, V. M. Orlovskii, V. F. Tarasenko 320–324
Control of laser radiation parameters
Spectral nonreciprocity induced by a magnetic field in nonstationary lasing regimes of a solid-state ring laser
N. V. Kravtsov, E. G. Lariontsev, P. P. Pashinin, S. S. Sidorov, S. N. Chekina 325–328
Excitation of dynamic chaos in a monolithic ring chip laser upon periodic modulation of mechanical stresses in the active element
N. V. Kravtsov, S. S. Sidorov, P. P. Pashinin, V. V. Firsov, S. N. Chekina 329–332
Application of deformable mirrors in industrial CO2 lasers. II.”Intracavity power control and repetitively pulsed modulation of output radiation
B. S. Vinevich, L. N. Evdokimovich, A. G. Safronov, S. N. Smirnov 333–340
Tunable frequency-stabilised laser for studying the cooling dynamics of Rb atoms in a magnetooptical trap
A. V. Yarovitsky, O. N. Prudnikov, V. V. Vasil’ev, V. L. Velichansky, O. A. Razin, I. V. Sherstov, A. V. Taichenachev, V. I. Yudin 341–347
Nonlinear optical phenomena
Supercontinuum sources in a high-power femtosecond laserpulse propagating in liquids and gases
V. P. Kandidov, I. S. Golubtsov, O. G. Kosareva 348–354
Effect of α-factor on the dynamics of a bilayer semiconductor structure
I. V. Babushkin, P. V. Paulau, N. A. Loiko 355–360
Optical waveguides
Spatial distribution of light fields in a silicon conical waveguide
T. I. Kuznetsova, V. S. Lebedev 361–370
An inhomogeneous system of coupled waveguidesand propagation of light in it
B. A. Usievich, V. A. Sychugov, J. Kh. Nurligareev, K. M. Golant, A. A. Goncharov, K. K. Svidzinsky 371–374
Interaction of laser radiation with matter
Disturbance of adhesion upon ablation of thin filmsby laser pulses
A. V. Fedenev, E. I. Lipatov, V. F. Tarasenko, V. M. Orlovskii, M. A. Shulepov, N. N. Koval’, I. M. Goncharenko 375–380
Laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics
A wide-aperture Pockels cell with three ring electrodes
N. F. Andreev, V. I. Bespalov, V. I. Bredikhin, S. G. Garanin, V. S. Davydov, Yu. V. Dolgopolov, E. V. Katin, S. P. Kuznetsov, S. M. Kulikov, A. Z. Matveev, V. I. Rubakha, S. A. Sukharev 381–384
Cooperative luminescence sensitisation and spontaneous Raman scattering in a borate glass doped with Pr3+ and Nd3+ ions
G. F. Chanturiya, L. M. Kutaladze, R. A. Tatarashvili, A. N. Shchegolikhin 385–387
Polynomial model of the frequency characteristic of a slowly rotating vibrating laser gyro with differently amplified counterpropagating waves
E. A. Bondarenko 388–392