Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1990, Volume 17, Number 6

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1990, Volume 17, Number 6

Lasers
	Lasing characteristics of a longitudinal-discharge cryogenically cooled cw CO laser G. M. Grigorian, B. M. Dymshits, Yu. Z. Ionikh	669
	Industrial lasers developed at the Scientific-Research Center for Industrial Lasers of the USSR Academy of Sciences G. A. Abil'siitov, A. I. Bondarenko, V. V. Vasil'tsov, V. S. Golubev, V. G. Gontar', A. M. Zabelin, V. G. Niziev, V. P. Yakunin	672
	Neodymium microsecond laser with an optomechanical switch N. V. Kamanina, V. I. Korolev, E. P. Mesnyankin, O. B. Raba, B. M. Sedov	677
	Investigation of the output parameters of a transversely excited CO₂ laser in the wavelength range 4.2–4.5 μm (10⁰1–10⁰0 band) V. O. Petukhov, S. Ya. Tochitskiĭ, V. V. Churakov	680
	Spatial characteristics of a beam and quality of phase conjugation of radiation from a CO₂ laser with InAs in its resonator P. N. Il'inykh, V. I. Kovalev, M. B. Suvorov	687
	Waveguide coaxial rf-excited CO₂ laser V. A. Svich, V. M. Tkachenko, A. N. Topkov	690
	Planar laser formed from diffraction-coupled waveguides V. A. Kiselev, S. N. Shaposhnikov	693
	Regenerative amplification of narrow-band radiation in an XeCl* excimer laser M. S. Dzhidzhoev, S. V. Dolgiĭ, I. A. Kudinov, V. T. Platonenko, E. V. Slobodchikov, M. K. Shayakhmetova	697
	Stability of the output power of an industrial CO₂ laser with a toroidal resonator V. E. Borisovskiĭ, V. A. Bychkov, A. N. Gerasimov, V. V. Ukolov, S. I. Yudin	704
	Excitation of a semiconductor GaAlAs laser by picosecond pulses from an optoelectronic switch H. Bergner, P. P. Vasil'ev, D. Grosenick, È. Klose, A. V. Konyashchenko, M. Lenzner, A. B. Sergeev	705
	Use of anisotropically resistive electrodes in high-pressure CO₂ lasers A. A. Velikin, I. I. Galaktionov, G. N. Zvereva, M. A. Kanatenko	707
	Dependences of the parameters of radiation pulses emitted by a F₂–H₂ laser on the rate of initiation by a relativistic electron beam V. A. Abolentsev, G. L. Nedoseev, V. D. Rusanov, A. M. Spektor, V. N. Smol'skii, V. L. Shiryaevskiĭ	708
	Stimulated emission in a solid-state ring laser with a stimulated Brillouin scattering mirror M. S. Barashkov, I. M. Bel'dyugin, M. V. Zolotarev, M. I. Krymskii, S. P. Oshkin, A. F. Umnov, M. A. Kharchenko	709

Active media
	Role of multistage collisions of the second kind in a laser based on ionic transitions in mercury D. A. Korogodin, E. L. Latush, M. F. Sèm, G. D. Chebotarev	712
	Experimental observation of the nonadditivity of various mechanisms of population inversion of the ⁴I_11/2→⁴I_13/2 transition of the Er³⁺ ion in a YSGG:Cr³⁺:Er³⁺ crystal M. A. Noginov, G. K. Sarkisyan, V. A. Smirnov, A. F. Umyskov, I. A. Shcherbakov	716
	Use of a beryllium plasma as an active medium emitting at λ = 117.0 nm when pumped with radiation from a high-current discharge A. V. Burtsev, V. I. Derzhiev, Yu. L. Ermolaev, A. G. Zhidkov, N. V. Kalinin, S. I. Yakovlenko	718
	Calcium lithium niobium gallium garnet crystals activated with Er³⁺ and Cr³⁺ as a new active medium for 3-μ lasers Yu. K. Voronko, S. B. Gessen, N. A. Es'kov, V. V. Osiko, A. A. Sobol, S. N. Ushakov, L. I. Tsymbal	721
	Influence of phototropic centers on the efficiency of energy extraction from YSGG:Cr:Nd V. L. Evstigneev, E. V. Zharikov, Yu. D. Zavartsev, O. V. Nerobov, P. A. Studenikin, I. A. Shcherbakov, V. E. Yumashev	723

Control of laser radiation parameters
	Condensation of the emission spectrum of a laser with a lens-like absorbing medium in the resonator M. V. Danileĭko, V. S. Voĭtsekhovich, A. M. Negriiko, V. M. Khodakovskii, L. P. Yatsenko	725
	Self-modulation of the average intensity of radiation from an actively mode-locked YAG:Nd³⁺ laser N. Andriamandzatu, L. N. Kaptsov	728
	Laser with a T-shaped resonator and a stimulated Brillouin scattering mirror A. A. Denisov, O. L. Kulikov	732
	Nonlinear fiber reflector for passive mode locking A. G. Bulushev, E. M. Dianov, O. G. Okhotnikov	733
	Stabilization of the emission frequency of a cw dye laser using an external Fabry–Perot interferometer V. I. Baraulya, L. S. Vasilenko, V. G. Gol'dort, A. È. Om, A. V. Shishaev	735

Effects of laser radiation on matter. Laser plasma
	Steepening of the density profile under the action of a ponderomotive force during isothermal planar plasma expansion S. G. Garanin, Yu. F. Kir'yanov, G. G. Kochemasov	738
	Microwave generation in an optical breakdown plasma created by modulated laser radiation A. A. Antipov, A. Z. Grasyuk, L. L. Losev, V. I. Soskov	741
	Emission of charged particles from the surface of a moving target acted on by cw CO₂ laser radiation S. I. Kuznetsov, A. L. Petrov, A. N. Shadrin	744
	Thermally induced optical damage to barium–sodium niobate crystals S. A. Baryshev, I. F. Goncharova, P. G. Konvisar, V. A. Kuznetsov	750
	Formation of amplified spontaneous radiation in an expanding laser plasma allowing for refraction A. V. Gulov, V. I. Derzhiev, A. G. Zhidkov, A. O. Terskikh, S. I. Yakovlenko	753
	Characteristics of the evolution of a plasma formed by cw and pulse-periodic CO₂ laser radiation in various gases M. F. Kanevskii, M. A. Stepanova	755
	Generation of currents and propagation of plasma fronts in the case of two-pulse interaction with a target in air É. M. Barkhudarov, G. V. Gelashvili, G. G. Gumberidze, M. I. Taktakishvili	757
	Feasibility of investigation of optical breakdown statistics using multifrequency lasers S. F. Ulanov	758
	Structure and properties of aluminum–silicon alloys hardened locally by concentrated energy sources S. V. Voronin, D. M. Gureev, A. V. Zolotarevskiĭ	760

Nonlinear optics
	Soliton propagation of light under conditions of adiabatic tracking and of a one-photon resistance V. D. Gora	763
	Nonlinear p-type surface polaritons at an interface between isotropic media B. P. Dovgiĭ, V. L. Strizhevskiĭ	767
	Nonlinear optical properties of p, p'-dihydroxydiphenyl sulfone crystals Yu. O. Yakovlev, V. M. Poezzhalov	772
	Phase conjugation in stimulated Brillouin scattering under thermal self-interaction conditions E. A. Volkova, V. P. Kandidov	773
	Average radius of a beam in the case of resonant steady-state self-focusing and weak nonlinearity saturation P. Vojtek, A. Zh. Muradyan	775
	Synchronously pumped parametric generation of picosecond light pulses of high spectral quality A. Piskarskas, V. Smilgeviĉius, A. Umbrasas	777
	Recording of temporal fluctuations of beam phase fronts under phase conjugation conditions A. G. Kamushkin, V. K. Klinkov, V. V. Korobkin, A. M. Prokhorov	779

Mirrors, resonators
	Matching of a stripe injection laser to an external resonator V. L. Velichansky, M. V. Zverkov, A. S. Zibrov, V. V. Nikitin, V. A. Sautenkov, N. V. Senkov, V. M. Sitkin, G. T. Pak	781
	Formation of an adaptive-mirror reflecting surface conjugate to wavefront distortions V. V. Apollonov, E. A. Ivanova, A. M. Prokhorov, S. A. Chetkin	786
	Gaussian optics of resonators containing non-Gaussian optical components O. O. Silichev	792
	Mode structure in an anisotropic resonator consisting of two corner-cube prisms Ya. Z. Virnik, V. B. Gerasimov, A. Yu. Krutin	796
	Interferometric investigation of a controlled elastic mirror for the compensation of lower phase aberrations V. P. Kandidov, A. V. Kudryashov, I. V. Larionova, V. V. Popov, I. M. Chistyakov	801
	Electrically controlled interf erometric aperture stop for a laser resonator Yu. É. Matizen, Yu. V. Troitskii	805

Errata
	Errata to the article: Space–time distribution of CO₂ laser radiation on the surface of a target in the presence of an optical-breakdown plasma V. Yu. Baranov, V. A. Dolgov, M. F. Kanevskii, D. D. Malyuta, V. S. Mezhevov, V. V. Semak	807