Contents
Laser Physics

Vol. 9, No. 4, 1999

Special Issue
“Lasing without Inversion and Interference Phenomena in Atomic Systems”

Preface

Lasing without Inversion: a New Path to Gamma-Ray Laser

O. Kocharovskaya, R. Kolesov, and Yu. Rostovtsev p. 745  abstract

Enhancement of Refractive Index with Quantum Coherence: An Overview

M. D. Lukin, S. F. Yelin, A. S. Zibrov, and M. O. Scully p. 759  abstract

Coherent Excitation and Manipulation of Discrete States Embedded in Continua

A. Apalategui, B. S. Mecking, and P. Lambropoulos p. 773  abstract

Quantum Interference and Its Potential Applications in a Spectral Hole-Burning Solid

B. S. Ham, P. R. Hemmer, M. K. Kim, and S. M. Shahriar p. 788  abstract

Quantum Interference in Semiconductor Quantum Wells

H. Schmidt, D. E. Nikonov, K. L. Campman, K. D. Maranowski, A. C. Gossard, and A. Imamolu p. 797  abstract

Probing the Vacuum Induced Coherence in a System

S. Menon and G. S. Agarwal p. 813  abstract

Propagation Dynamics in Media with Interfering Dissipation Mechanisms

E. Paspalakis, N. J. Kylstra, and P. L. Knight p. 819  abstract

Total Fluorescence Inhibition via Incoherent Dressed Population Transfer

C. H. Keitel, S.-Y. Zhu, and P. L. Knight p. 826  abstract

Resonant Enhancement of Refractive Index in a Photonic Band Gap Structure

H. Lee, S.-Y. Zhu, and M. O. Scully p. 831  abstract

Quantum Interference in Spontaneous Emission from a Three-Level Atom in Photonic Crystals

S.-Y. Zhu and Y. Yang p. 838  abstract

Quantum Interference and Quantum-Zeno Effect in Amplification without Inversion

J. Mompart, V. Ahufinger, F. Silva, R. Corbalan, and R. Vilaseca p. 844  abstract

Inversionless Amplification with Standing-Wave Drive

F. Silva, V. Ahufinger, J. Mompart, and R. Corbalán p. 858  abstract

Effect of Dephasing Collisions on Amplification without Inversion

W. Gawlik, M. Pinard, G. Wasik, and J. Zachorowski p. 866  abstract

Superradiance without Inversion in a Thin Layer of Three-Level Atoms

A. I. Zaitsev, I. V. Ryzhov, E. D. Trifonov, and V. A. Malyshev p. 876  abstract

Density Narrowing in Electromagnetically Induced Transparency

V. A. Sautenkov, M. M. Kash, V. L. Velichansky, and G. R. Welch p. 889  abstract

Raman Laser without Inversion: Model with Atomic Injection

P. M. Sheldon and A. B. Matsko p. 894  abstract

Regular Papers

Interaction of Laser Radiation with Matter

Investigation of a Cavity Containing an Element with Transverse Periodic Optical Inhomogeneities

M. F. Tumash p. 900  abstract

Nonaxial Single-Pass Modes in Stable and Unstable Cavities with a Non-Gaussian Element

M. F. Tumash p. 905  abstract

Neutralization of Negative Ions in Bessel Light Beams

A. R. Karimov, L. N. Pyatnitskii, and V. A. Shcheglov p. 910  abstract

Multiphoton Processes in Atoms, Molecules, and Solids

High-Order Harmonic Generation from Thin Layers Irradiated by Femtosecond Laser Pulses

V. P. Krainov and A. S. Roshchupkin p. 913  abstract

Coherent Phenomena and Holography

Long-Lived Optical Superradiance in the Regime of Multipulse Excitation

A. Kalachev and V. V. Samartsev p. 916  abstract

Nonlinear and Quantum Optics

Specific Features of the Evolution of Atoms in a Two-Frequency Field

V. P. Bykov p. 923  abstract

Laser Methods in Chemistry, Biology, and Medicine

The Structure of Spin–Orbital Transitions in N, O, S Azoaromatic Molecules
with Allowance for High-Lying Singlet and Triplet States
Populated with a Pump in LCAO MO CSF CI INDO/S Models

A. E. Obukhov p. 927  abstract

Application of Lasers in Ecology

A Fiber-Optic Open-Path Methane Sensor

M. G. Vasilyev, V. K. Sacharov, and A. A. Shelyakin p. 940  abstract

Fundamental Problems

Theory of Thomas–Fermi Metal Clusters in a Low-Frequency Laser Field

M. B. Smirnov and V. P. Krainov p. 943  abstract

On Nonlinear Interactions of Optical Phonons in an Ionic Crystal

M. V. Marmazeev and M. I. Ryazanov p. 946  abstract

Letters to the Editor

Optical Superradiance in a LaF₃ : Pr³⁺ Crystal

V. A. Zuikov, A. A. Kalachev, V. V. Samartsev, and A. M. Shegeda p. 951  abstract

Analysis of the Orientation of Macromolecules in Crystalline and Noncrystalline
Areas of Polyethylene by Means of Raman Scattering Spectroscopy

G. Yu. Nikolaeva, K. A. Prokhorov, P. P. Pashinin, and S. A. Gordeyev p. 955  abstract

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