Letters to the editor Anomalously temperature-independent birefringence in biaxial optical crystals S. G. Grechin, V. G. Dmitriev, V. A. Dyakov, V. I. Pryalkin 1–3 Lasers Electric-discharge gas laser based on a multisectional discharge gap B. V. Lazhintsev, V. A. Nor-Arevyan 3–6 Highly efficient chemical HF laser with inductive stabilisation of the discharge B. V. Lazhintsev,… Read More »
Letters Energy parameters and stability of the discharge in a nonchain, self-sustained-discharge-pumped HF laser V. F. Tarasenko, V. M. Orlovskii, A. N. Panchenko 1035–1037 Invited paper Bose condensates from the point of view of laser physics A. N. Oraevsky 1038–1057 Nonlinear optical phenomena “Optical spin mixing” and kinetics of nonlinear response in four-photon spectroscopy of… Read More »
Review Nuclear processes in a high-temperature plasma produced by an ultrashort laser pulse A. V. Andreev, V. M. Gordienko, A. B. Savel’ev 941–956 Lasers and laser media Repetitively pulsed DF laser with a pulse repetition rate up to 1200 Hz and an average output power of ~25 W I. L. Butsykin, S. D. Velikanov, P.… Read More »
Lasers and amplifiers Dependence of the radiation pattern of a leaky-mode, quantum-well heterolaser on the pump current A. P. Bogatov, A. E. Drakin, A. A. Lyakh, A. A. Stratonnikov 847–852 Model of a nuclear-pumped liquid optical quantum amplifier A. A. Seregin, E. A. Seregina 853–856 Generation of single picosecond pulses in a distributed-feedback binary dye… Read More »
Physical foundations of quantum electronics Vector potential of the electromagnetic field of a photon B. I. Makshantsev, V. B. Makshantsev 753–759 Scattering of an ensemble of photons taking their space – time localisation into account B. I. Makshantsev, V. B. Makshantsev 760–766 Multiple reflection method for electromagnetic waves in layered dielectric structures G. V. Morozov,… Read More »
Letters 150-W, 808-nm quasi-cw diode arrays based on AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructures with improved thermal characteristics A. Yu. Abazadze, V. V. Bezotosnyi, T. G. Gur’eva, E. I. Davydova, I. D. Zalevskii, G. M. Zverev, A. V. Lobintsov, A. A. Marmalyuk, S. M. Sapozhnikov, V. A. Simakov, M. B. Uspenskiy, V. A. Shishkin 659–660 Review Basic trends in… Read More »
Letters Structural transitions in GaAs during irradiation by a 100-fs laser pulse S. I. Kudryashov, V. I. Emel’yanov 565–566 On the possibility of controlling the decay rate of low-lying nuclear levels upon excitation in a laser plasma A. V. Andreev, V. M. Gordienko, A. B. Savel’ev, E. V. Tkalya, O. V. Chutko 567–568 Review Spontaneous… Read More »
Femtosecond technologies Group-velocity-matched ultrashort-pulse synthesis in a hollow fibre filled with a Raman-active gas A. M. Zheltikov, A. N. Naumov 471–476 Pico-femtosecond image-tube photography in quantum electronics M. Ya. Shchelev 477–482 Control of elementary chemical reactions by femtosecond light pulses O. M. Sarkisov, A. N. Petrukhin, F. E. Gostev, A. A. Titov 483–488 Lasers. Active… Read More »
Femtosecond technology Femtosecond technologies S. N. Bagayev 377 The role of plasma in ablation of materials by ultrashort laser pulses S. M. Klimentov, T. V. Kononenko, P. A. Pivovarov, S. V. Garnov, V. I. Konov, A. M. Prokhorov, D. Breitling, F. Dausinger 378–382 Synchronisation of the radiation frequency of diode lasers with the mode frequency… Read More »
Letters Simulation of shock waves at high repetition rate of laser sparks V. N. Tishchenko, G. N. Grachev, A. I. Gulidov, V. I. Zapryagaev, V. G. Posukh 283–284 Lasers Broadband lasing and nonlinear conversion of radiation from LiF : F2+ and LiF : F2– colour centre lasers V. V. Fedorov, P. G. Zverev, T. T.… Read More »