RbTiOPO cascaded Raman operation with multiple Raman frequency shifts derived by Q-switched Nd:YAlO laser.

An intra-cavity RbTiOPO (RTP) cascade Raman laser was demonstrated for efficient multi-order Stokes emission. An acousto-optic Q-switched Nd:YAlO laser at 1.08 μm was used as the pump source and a 20-mm-long x-cut RTP crystal was used as the Raman medium to meet the X(Z,Z)X Raman configuration.

Multi-wavelength Yb:YAG/Nd:YVO continuous-wave microchip Raman laser.

Multi-wavelength continuous-wave (CW) Raman lasers in a laser diode pumped Yb:YAG/Nd:YVO microchip Raman laser have been demonstrated for the first time to our best knowledge. The multi-wavelength laser of the first Stokes radiation around 1.08 μm has been achieved with a Raman shift of 261  cm for a-cut Nd:YVO crystal corresponding to the fundamental wavelength at 1.

Femtosecond mode-locked Nd(3+)-doped Ba(Zr,Mg,Ta)O(3) ceramic laser.

We have demonstrated continuous wave (CW) laser operation and the first, to the best of our knowledge, sub-200 fs mode-locked laser operation of Nd(3+)-doped Ba(Zr,Mg,Ta)O(3) ceramic. Its disordered crystalline nature exhibits a broad gain bandwidth of 30 nm with a high-emission cross section. It also has higher thermal and mechanical properties than Nd:glass.

[Basic phenomena of "macroscopic fluctuations" are repeated on light beams generated by lasers or light-emitting diodes].

Basic phenomena of the "macroscopic fluctuations are repeated on the light beams generated by lasers or light-emitting diodes. Study of the light beams fluctuations look promissory.

Multi-order Stokes output based on intra-cavity KTiOAsO₄ Raman crystal.

We report efficient multi-Stokes Raman output of a KTiOAsO4 (KTA) crystal driven by a laser diode end-pumped acousto-optic Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. The Raman outputs of two x-cut KTA crystals, one with a length of 20 mm and the other one of 25-mm, were experimentally compared. Under an incident pump power of 10.

[Non-invasive methods for the assessment of platelet, leukocyte, erythrocyte aggregation and coagulation hemostasis].

A non-invasive method for the study of platelet aggregation and formation of leukocyte-erythrocyte-platelet aggregates as well as certain hemostatic parameters is proposed. The method is based on the speckle-analysis of coherent light scattering from the surface of erythrocytes moving in an artificially isolated vessel segment. It was shown that light scattering index significantly correlated with ADP-, adrenalin-, or collagen-induced platelet aggregation, with the formation of leukocyte-erythrocyte or platelet-erythrocyte aggregates, and with the levels of fibrinogen, soluble fibrin-monomer complexes and related parameters.

[Clinical application of Potentilla alba for prevention and treatment of thyroid gland pathologies].

Available data on the effect of various trace elements on iodine metabolism and function of thyroid gland (TG) were systematized in this article. Subsequently, promising possibilities of herbal therapy in treatment and prevention of TG diseases were considered. Systemic analyis of the results of 3 independent open-label clinical studies performed in accordance with requirements of evidence-based medicine that involved herbal medicinal product Alba® (root extract of white cinquefoil) was carried out.

[The noninvasive technique of analysis of aggregation activity of thrombocytes, leukocytes and erythrocytes].

The article considers the noninvasive technique of analysis of aggregation activity of thrombocytes and formation of leukocytic-erythrocytic-thrombocytic aggregates and some particular indicators of hemostasis system. The speckle-analysis of characteristics of coherent light dispersion from surface of erythrocytes moving in artificially isolated vessel section. The study established high correlation ratio between light dispersion index and spontaneous ADP-, adrenalin- and collagen-induced aggregation of thrombocytes, formation of leukocytic-erythrocytic and thrombocytic-erythrocytic aggregations.

[Application of herbal medicine alba in treatment of patients with the pathology of thyroid].

High prevalence of hyperplastic and autoimmune diseases of thyroid in Ukrainian population is determined by endemic deficit of iodine and selenium. The aim of this research was to assess the place of biologically-active additions on the basis of herbal material containing an iodine and selenium in prophylaxis and treatment of thyroid pathology. During the six month period 55 patients received herbal preparation Alba twice a day.

[SKF index as a new non-invasive parameter for the evaluation of the biological age for healthy and sick people].

We have conducted a study on a large group of healthy and sick subjects and have demonstrated that a new index of coagulativety (SKF), based on measurement of the laser speckle signal from the finger root, correlates with chronological age ranging from 1 to 85 years old. The kinds of non-invasive measurements were obtained during two measurement sessions: one with the application of over-systolic occlusion and another without application of the occlusion. The very significant correlation with age was noted both during the stasis stage and during the non-occluding stage.

Continuous wave and mode-locked Yb3+:Y2O3 ceramic thin disk laser.

CW and mode-locked laser operation based on an Yb3+:Y2O3 ceramic thin disk is reported. In CW laser operation, an output power of 70 W with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 57.4% was achieved.

Operation of a Raman laser in bulk silicon.

A Raman laser based on a bulk silicon single crystal with 1.127 μm emission wavelength is demonstrated. The Si crystal with 30 mm length was placed into an external cavity and pumped by a Q-switched Nd:YAG master oscillator power amplifier system.

Continuous-wave and mode-locked lasers on the base of partially disordered crystalline Yb3+:{YGd2}[Sc2](Al2Ga)O12 ceramics.

We present cw and mode-locked laser operations on the base of partially disordered crystalline Yb(3+):{YGd(2)}[Sc(2)](Al(2)Ga)O(12) ceramics. In continuous-wave laser operations, the average power of 2.9 W at the wavelength of 1051 nm and 2.

Thermally resistant waveguides fabricated in Nd:YAG ceramics by crossing femtosecond damage filaments.

We report on femtosecond laser writing of channel waveguides in Nd(3+) ion doped YAG ceramics by multiple inscriptions of damage filaments. Waveguiding between filaments was found to resist annealing temperatures as high as 1500 degrees C. Microluminescence imaging experiments have been carried out to elucidate the potential application of the obtained waveguides as integrated laser sources as well as to elucidate the waveguiding mechanisms.

Diode-pumped ultrashort-pulse generation based on Yb(3+):Sc(2)O(3) and Yb(3+):Y(2)O(3) ceramic multi-gain-media oscillator.

Diode-pumped mode-locked laser operation based on Yb(3+):Sc(2)O(3) and Yb(3+):Y(2)O(3) multi-gain-media oscillator has been demonstrated. 66-fs pulse duration with an average power of 1.5 W and 53-fs pulse duration with an average power of 1 W under 8-W laser diode pumping were achieved.

Microstructuration induced differences in the thermo-optical and luminescence properties of Nd:YAG fine grain ceramics and crystals.

The temperature and compositional dependences of thermo-optical properties of neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) crystals and fine grain ceramics have been systematically investigated by means of time-resolved thermal lens spectrometry. We have found that Nd:YAG ceramics show a reduced thermal diffusivity compared to Nd:YAG single crystals in the complete temperature range investigated (80-300 K). The analysis of the time-resolved luminescent properties of Nd(3+) has revealed that the reduction in the phonon mean free path taking place in Nd:YAG ceramics cannot be associated with an increment in the density of lattice defects, indicating that phonon scattering at grain boundaries is the origin of the observed reduction in the thermal diffusivity of Nd:YAG ceramics.

Diode-pumped 65 fs Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb(3+):Lu(2)O(3) and nondoped Y(2)O(3) combined ceramic laser.

Diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked laser operation of Yb(3+):Lu(2)O(3) and nondoped Y(2)O(3) combined ceramics has been achieved; 65 fs pulses with an average power of 320 mW under 5 W of pump power were obtained at the center wavelength of 1032 nm. The spectral bandwidth and the time bandwidth product were 18.9 and 0.

Continuous-wave and Q-switched microchip laser performance of Yb:Y3Sc2Al3O12 crystals.

Optical properties of Yb:Y(3)Sc(2)Al(3)O(12) crystal were investigated and compared with those from Yb:YAG crystals. The broad absorption and emission spectra of Yb:Y(3)Sc(2)Al(3)O(12) show that this crystal is very suitable for laser-diode pumping and ultrafast laser pulse generation. Laser-diode pumped continuous-wave and passively Q-switched Yb:Y(3)Sc(2)Al(3)O(12) lasers with Cr(4+):YAG crystals as saturable absorber have been demonstrated for the first time.

Properties of Nd3+-doped and undoped tetragonal PbWO4, NaY(WO4)2, CaWO4, and undoped monoclinic ZnWO4 and CdWO4 as laser-active and stimulated raman scattering-active crystals.

Spectroscopic, laser, and chi((3)) nonlinear optical properties of tetragonal PbWO(4), NaY(WO(4))(2), CaWO(4), and monoclinic CdWO(4) and ZnWO(4) were investigated. Particular attention was paid to Nd(3+)-doped and undoped PbWO(4) and NaY(WO(4))(2) crystals. Their absorption and luminescence intensity characteristics, including the peak cross sections of induced transitions, were determined.

Polarised IR and Raman spectra of non-centrosymmetric Na3Li(SeO4)2.6H2O crystal--a new Raman laser material.

Polarised IR and Raman spectra of Na3Li(SeO4)2.6H2O single crystal have been recorded. Discussion of the results has been based on the factor group approach for the trigonal R3c (C3v6) space group with Z = 2.

Diode-pumped sub-100 fs Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb3+:Sc2O3 ceramic laser.

Diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked laser operations of Yb3+:Sc2O3 ceramics have been achieved. 92 fs pulses with the average power of 850 mW under 3.89 W incident pump power were obtained at a center wavelength of 1042 nm.

36-W diode-pumped continuous-wave 1319-nm Nd:YAG ceramic laser.

Continuous-wave output at 1319 nm was obtained from a laser-diode-pumped 1% ceramic Nd:YAG laser. As much as 36.3-W output was obtained under pump power of 290 W, with an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 12.

Efficient passively Q-switched Yb:LuAG microchip laser.

An efficient passively Q-switched Yb:LuAG microchip laser with Cr4+:YAG as saturable absorber was demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge. Slope efficiencies of 40% and 28% were measured for the initial transmission of Cr4+:YAG, T(0)=95% and 90%, respectively. Laser pulses with a pulse energy of 19 microJ and a pulse width of 610 ps at the repetition rate of 12.

Composite Yb:YAG/Cr(4+):YAG ceramics picosecond microchip lasers.

Efficient laser-diode pumped picosecond self-Q-switched all-ceramic composite Yb:YAG/Cr(4+):YAG microchip lasers with 0.72 MW peak power has been developed. Lasers with nearly diffraction-limited beam quality (M(2) < 1.