Contents
Laser Physics

Vol. 7, No. 1, 1997

The Proceedings of the International Workshop
on Laser Physics (LPHYS’96), Moscow, July 22–26, 1996

History and Modern Trends in Quantum Electronics

Contribution of Laser Technology to Astronomy with Emphasis on Interferometry

C. H. Townes p. 1 abstract

The Spatiotemporal Superspike in a Saturable Kerr Medium

J. T. Manassah and B. Gross p. 9 abstract

Coherent VUV Radiation by Harmonic Conversion of Mixed Fields in Gases

F. Giammanco, P. Ceccherini, C. Tagliavini, M. Malvezzi, P. Villoresi, and G. Tondello p. 22 abstract

Pulsed Bessel Beams

P. Saari and H. Sõnajalg p. 32 abstract

Optical Manipulation of Cold Collisions and Possible Implication
in the Thermodynamic of the Gas Sample

V. S. Bagnato, L. G. Marcassa, S. C. Zilio, R. Napolitano, J. De Luca, and J. Weiner p. 40 abstract

Frequency- and Time-Domain Coherent Ellipsometry in Four-Wave Mixing

N. I. Koroteev, A. N. Naumov, D. A. Sidorov-Biryukov, and A. M. Zheltikov p. 45 abstract

Kicked Nonlinear Kerr Medium and Fock States Generation

W.´Leonski, S. Dyrting, and R. Tana p. 54 abstract

Relaxation Regimes of Spin Maser

V. I. Yukalov p. 58 abstract

Symmetry Breaking in Vertical-Cavity Semiconductor Lasers

J. P. Woerdman, A. K. Jansen van Doorn, and M. P. van Exter p. 63 abstract

Micromaser and Laser with Competitive One- and Two-Photon Processes

A. Joshi p. 68 abstract

Quantum Optics and Strong-Field Phenomena

Tunneling Ionization and Above-Barrier Decay of Atoms under the Action
of Pulsed Laser Radiation

M. V. Ammosov and N. B. Delone p. 79 abstract

New Approach to Intense-Field Stabilization in Atoms

H. R. Reiss p. 84 abstract

Intensity Dependence of the Phase of the Field-Induced Atomic Dipole
in High-Harmonic Generation

W. Becker^,, A. Lohr, S. Long, J. K. McIver^,, B. N. Chichkov^,, and B. Wellegehausen p. 88 abstract

Enhancing the Efficiency of Nonlinear-Optical Frequency Conversion
in a Low-Temperature Laser-Produced Plasma
due to an Intermediate Hyper-Raman Resonance Involving Excited Atomic States

D. A. Akimov, A. M. Zheltikov, N. I. Koroteev, A. N. Naumov,
D. A. Sidorov-Biryukov, and A. B. Fedotov p. 99 abstract

Atom in a Superstrong Light Field

A. Ya. Kazakov p. 104 abstract

The Effect of a Strong Electromagnetic Field on the Dissociation
and Ionization Processes in and

A. M. Popov, O. V. Tikhonova, and E. A. Volkova p. 108 abstract

Formation and Collapse of a Bound Dressed State in Strong-Field, Near-Threshold Photodetachment

S. L. Haan, B. Langdon, D. Streutker, and H. Nymeyer p. 115 abstract

Brief Intense Laser Fields in Bulk Matter

B. W. Shore, M. D. Feit, M. D. Perry, A. Rubenchik, and B. Stuart p. 119 abstract

Quasi-Periodic and Periodic Evolution of Cavity Field in a Nonlinear Medium

W.´Leonski, A. Miranowicz, and R. Tanas´ p. 126 abstract

Generation of Squeezed States of Light in the Systems of Free Electrons

V. V. Kulagin and V. A. Cherepenin p. 131 abstract

0.5-Hz, Phase-Stabilized Terawatt Laser System with a Nd : Glass Slab Amplifier
for Nonlinear QED Experiments

C. Bamber, T. Blalock, S. Boege, T. Kotseroglou, A. C. Melissinos,
W. Ragg, D. Reis, D. D. Meyerhofer, J. Kelly, and M. Shoup III p. 135 abstract

Creation of a Pair by a Photon Colliding with a Short Focused Laser Pulse

N. B. Narozhnyi and M. S. Fofanov p. 141 abstract

Free-Electron Laser with High-Brightness Photoinjector

W. J. Witteman, G. J. Ernst, J. W. J. Verschuur, B. M. van Oerle, and D. Bisero p. 150 abstract

Resotron—a New Concept of IR Free-Electron Laser Driven by a Low-Voltage Electron Beam

A. N. Oraevsky and I. V. Smetanin p. 155 abstract

Multiquantum Processes Involving Squeezed Oscillations

V. A. Kovarsky and A. V. Belousov p. 159 abstract

Lasers and Medicine

Recent Results in Medical Laser Diagnostics—Functional Imaging
and Quantitative Optical Biopsy

G. Müller, J. Beuthan, and O. Minet p. 162 abstract

Toward Direct Observation of the Atomic Structure of Biomolecules
with Nanometer Spatial Resolution by Visible Light

V. N. Konopsky and V. S. Letokhov p. 173 abstract

Solid State Lasers

High-Power Solid-State Laser Technology and its Innovation Fields for New Applications

G. Sepold p. 179 abstract

Femtosecond Pulses from the Novel Solid-State Laser Source Cr : LiSGaF

I. T. Sorokina, E. Sorokin, E. Wintner, M. A. Noginov, R. Szipöcs, A. Cassanho, and H. P. Jenssen p. 187 abstract

Nonlinear Dynamics of Solid-State Ring Lasers

N. V. Kravtsov and E. G. Lariontsev p. 196 abstract

The Effect of Preliminary -Irradiation on Lasing Properties of YAlO₃ : Nd³⁺ Crystals

M. Kh. Ashurov, I. R. Rustamov, and M. Z. Amonov p. 200 abstract

Laser Interaction with Plasma during Material Processing

W. Jüptner, Th. Franz, J. Sikau, and G. Sepold p. 202 abstract

Stored Energy Formation in Selectively Pumped Active Media for a Solid-State Laser Driver

Yu. Senatsky and A. Burtsev p. 208 abstract

Solid-State Lasers with a High Peak and Average Power Pumped by 1.3-m Laser Radiation

P. G. Kryukov p. 212 abstract

Laser Spectroscopy

Vibrational Relaxation in the GeAsSe Glass Series as Probed by IR Laser Techniques

A. J. Sievers, S. P. Love, R. Till, and B. Uebbing p. 218 abstract

Atomic and Molecular Two-Electron Systems in External Laser Fields

W. Sandner, H. Rottke, U. Eichmann, M. Seng, H. Ludwig, and C. Rosen p. 223 abstract

The Study of Depolarizing Collisions with the Use of Coherent Transient Processes

L. S. Vasilenko, N. N. Rubtsova, and E. B. Khvorostov p. 230 abstract

Current Research Directions and Topics in the Laser Directorate
at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

R. Solarz, R. Beach, C. Bibeau, E. Campbell, W. Krupke, C. Marshall, R. Page,
J. Paisner, S. Payne, M. Perry, K. Schaefer, and K. Scheibner p. 234 abstract

Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Surface Electromagnetic Waves with a Free-Electron Laser

V. A. Yakovlev, G. N. Zhizhin, E. V. Alieva, L. A. Kuzik, A. F. G. van der Meer, and M. J. van der Wiel p. 239 abstract

Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy and Lithography with Bare Tapered Optical Fibers

C. C. Davis, W. A. Atia, A. Güngör, D. L. Mazzoni, S. Pilevar, and I. I. Smolyaninov p. 243 abstract

Monte Carlo Simulations of Laser and Maser Operation

G. A. Koganov and R. Shuker p. 257 abstract

Theory of the First-Order Hyper-Raman Scattering of Light in Semiconductors: Scattering Mechanisms

L. E. Semenova and K. A. Prokhorov p. 263 abstract

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