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Laser Physics

Vol. 6, No. 3, 1996

A Special Issue in Honor of 80 Birthday of Alexander M. Prokhorov

From the Editorial Board

Congratulatory Note

N. Bloembergen

Solid State and Liquid Lasers

Solid-State Lasers with Longitudinal Laser-Diode Pumping:
Efficiency, Scaling, Dynamics, and Noise

A. A. Mak and V. I. Ustyugov p. 431  abstract

Plasma and X-ray Lasers

Lasing without Inversion:
the Road to New Short-Wavelength Lasers

M. D. Lukin, M. O. Scully, G. R. Welch, E. S. Fry, L. Hollberg, G. G. Padmabandu,
H. G. Robinson, and A. S. Zibrov p. 436  abstract

Laser Spectroscopy

Site-Selective Measurements of ⁴G_5/2; ²G_7/2 Nonradiative Relaxation Rate
in Nd : SrF₂, Nd : La : SrF₂, and Nd : Sr : LaF₃ Laser Crystals

Yu. V. Orlovskii, T. T. Basiev, I. N. Vorob’ev, V. V. Osiko, A. G. Papashvili, and A. M. Prokhorov p. 448  abstract

Polarization-Sensitive Four-Photon Spectroscopy of Atoms
and Ions in the Plasma of Optical Breakdown

D. A. Sidorov-Biryukov, D. A. Akimov, A. M. Zheltikov, N. I. Koroteev, and A. N. Naumov p. 456  abstract

Interaction of Laser Radiation with Matter

A Safe Subcritical Reactor with Laser Initiation of Primary Neutrons

N. G. Basov and L. P. Feoktistov p. 468  abstract

Atom Optics in Laser Near Field

V. V. Klimov and V. S. Letokhov p. 475  abstract

Ultimate Laser Intensities in Transparent Solids

A. A. Manenkov p. 501  abstract

Prospect of Laser Fusion Research

C. Yamanaka p. 506  abstract

Rotational Diffusion and Laser-Induced Orientation of Dye Molecules in Solution

A. N. Rubinov and B. A. Bushuk p. 514  abstract

Multiphoton Processes in Atoms, Molecules, and Solids

Interference Effects in Two-Frequency-Assisted Photodetachment

C. Leone, S. Bivona, and R. Burlon p. 526  abstract

Coherent Phenomena and Holography

Photon Echo Modulation Effects in Cesium Vapor

A. I. Lvovsky and S. R. Hartmann p. 535  abstract

Nonlinear and Quantum Optics

Time-Averaged Inversion in the One-Atom Maser

B.-G. Englert, H. Walther, A. Zucchetti, P. Masiak, and K. Rzewski p. 544  abstract

Superresolution and Response Interpretation of a Scanning Differential Microscope

D. V. Baranov, E. M. Zolotov, and K. K. Svidzinsky p. 548  abstract

Ultrafast Optics and Strong Field Physics

Collision Frequencies and Electron Distributions in a Strong Laser Field

R. Daniele, G. Ferrante, F. Morales, and P. I. Porshnev p. 553  abstract

Self-Focusing of (3+1)-d Femtosecond Pulses in Nonlinear Kerr Media

J. T. Manassah and B. Gross p. 563  abstract

Fiber Optics

Raman Fiber Amplifiers for the Spectral Region near 1.3 μm

E. M. Dianov p. 579  abstract

Novel Laser Materials

Crystals for End-Diode-Pumped Lasers

A. I. Zagumennyi, V. A. Mikhailov, and I. A. Shcherbakov p. 582  abstract

Laser Methods in Chemistry, Biology, and Medicine

Laser-Generated Diffusion Tomograms in the Near Infrared

G. Müller, J. Beuthan, and O. Minet p. 589  abstract

Investigation of Moving Species of Microorganisms by Laser Light Scattering Spectroscopy

S. N. Bagayev, V. A. Gusev, V. A. Orlov, and S. V. Panov p. 596  abstract

Novel Methods of Laser Technologies

Ablation of AlN Ceramics by Multipulsed Picosecond Radiation at Wavelength of 1078 and 539 nm

S. V. Garnov, S. M. Klimentov, T. V. Kononenko, V. I. Konov, E. N. Loubnin, A. M. Prokhorov,
F. Dausinger, A. Raiber, and Christine Taut p. 600  abstract

Laser Cathode-Ray Tubes Using Multilayer Heterostructures

N. G. Basov, E. M. Dianov, V. I. Kozlovsky, A. B. Krysa, A. S. Nasibov, Yu. M. Popov,
A. M. Prokhorov, P. A. Trubenko, and E. A. Shcherbakov p. 608  abstract

Progress Towards an Optical Clock

S. N. Bagayev, A. K. Dmitriyev, V. M. Klementyev, M. V. Okhapkin, P. V. Pocasov,
B. N. Skvortsov, B. A. Timchenko, and V. F. Zakharyash p. 612  abstract

Fundamental Problems

From Quantum Electronics to Quantum Nucleonics

C. B. Collins and L. A. Rivlin p. 617  abstract

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