| Spectroscopy of photonic atoms : a means for ultra-sensitive specific sensing of bio-molecules | p. 1 |
| Laser sources for high resolution sensing | p. 19 |
| Relaxation and decoherence : what's new? | p. 33 |
| Challenges for current spectroscopy : detection of security threats | p. 63 |
| Sources for threat detection | p. 73 |
| Yb[superscript 3+]-doped CaF[subscript 2] fluoride as an example of our research approach in solid-state laser-type crystals | p. 83 |
| Terahertz sensing and measuring systems | p. 103 |
| Ultrafast spectroscopy of biological systems | p. 119 |
| Luminescence spectroscopy of solids : localized systems | p. 129 |
| Laser spectrometers for atmospheric analysis | p. 157 |
| Sensitive detection techniques in laser spectroscopy | p. 187 |
| Luminescence spectroscopy of solids : delocalized systems | p. 207 |
| Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) | p. 229 |
| Optical spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum structures | p. 255 |
| ZnO rediscovered-once again!? | p. 277 |
| Coherent spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures | p. 295 |
| Dynamics of upconversion in laser crystals | p. 333 |
| Waveguide fabrication methods in dielectric solids | p. 335 |
| Spectral properties of films | p. 351 |
| Basic physics of semiconductor lasers | p. 365 |
| Judd-Ofelt theory : principles and practices | p. 403 |
| Periodic dielectric and metallic photonic structures | p. 435 |
| Cooling and trapping of atoms | p. 459 |
| Non-linear propagation of femtosecond terawatt laser pulses in air and applications | p. 461 |
| Spectroscopy of the gap states in Ge based on its neutron transmutation doping kinetics | p. 483 |
| The status of unified theories of fundamental interactions | p. 499 |
| Angular momentum of the human body | p. 513 |
| Effect of the composition on spectroscopic and structure of Tm[superscript 3+]:TeO[subscript 2]-PbF[subscript 2] glasses | p. 543 |
| Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy on Zn[subscript 1-x]Mn[subscript x]S epilayers | p. 544 |
| Femtosecond laser dissection of neurons in C. elegans | p. 545 |
| Ultrafast dynamics of metallic thinfilms | p. 545 |
| Raman scattering of Mg[subscript 2]Si produced by IBS | p. 547 |
| Optical properties of few and single ZnO nanowires | p. 547 |
| Investigations of Fadof system as an edge-filter receiver for a Brillouin-Lidar for remote sensing of the ocean temperature | p. 547 |
| Raman study of the effect of the annealing on ion-beam synthesized [beta]-FeSi[subscript 2] layers | p. 548 |
| Avoiding thermal effects in Z-scan measurement by high repetition rate lasers | p. 548 |
| Towards control of photodynamics by femtosecond polarisation shaping and coincidence velocity map imaging | p. 549 |
| Laboratory frequency metrology and the search for a temporal variation of the fine structure constant [alpha] on a cosmological time scale | p. 550 |
| Dipole strengths of the photosynthetic pigments and carotenoides from bacteria prostecochloris aestuari | p. 550 |
| Persistent luminescence of Lu[subscript 2]O[subscript 3]:Tb ceramics | p. 551 |
| Spectroscopic monitoring of the formation of dispersed manganese oxide on alumina surface | p. 551 |
| Transient local structure of solvated transition metal complexes probed by picosecond time-resolved XAFS | p. 552 |
| Structural and luminescence properties of europium doped Ba[subscript 1-x]Sr[subscript x]TiO[subscript 3] nanocrystallites prepared by different methods | p. 553 |
| Waveguide structures written with FS-laser pulses above the critical self-focusing threshold in SiO[subscript 2]-PbO based glasses | p. 554 |
| The lattice response of quantum solids to an impulsive local perturbation | p. 554 |
| Application of in-plane transport in Gaas-based nanostructures for broad band and selective THZ sensing | p. 555 |
| Microstructure and properties of periodic multilayer thin-film structures with nanocrystals | p. 556 |
| Structural and optical studies of erbium doped nano crystalline silicon thin films produced by R. F. sputtering | p. 556 |
| Microstructure and thermal features of A-Si:H and NC-Si:H thin films produced by R. F. sputtering | p. 557 |
| Confocal microscopy for investigations on lithium fluoride colour centers | p. 558 |
| Cavity ring-down spectroscopy as a detector in liquid chromatography | p. 558 |
| Optoelectronic devices using femtosecond laser microstructured silicon | p. 559 |
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