42.55.Ks Chemical lasers 42.55.Rz Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers 42.70.Hj Laser materials 42.70.Jk Polymers and organics 42.70.Mp Nonlinear optical crystals 42.72.Bj Visible and ultraviolet sources

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42.72.Bj, 81.10.−h, 85.60.Dw (all)
H. Amano “Growth of GaN on sapphire via low-temperature deposited buffer layer and realization of p-type GaN by Mg doping followed by low-energy electron beam irradiation” Phys. Usp. 59 (5) (2016)
42.72.Bj, 81.10.−h, 85.60.Dw (all)
Sh. Nakamura “Background story of the invention of efficient blue InGaN light emitting diodes” Phys. Usp. 59 (5) (2016)
42.72.Bj, 81.10.−h, 85.60.Dw (all)
A.S. Bugaev, V.B. Kireev et al “Cathodoluminescent light sources: status and prospects” Phys. Usp. 58 792–818 (2015)
42.72.Bj, 85.60.Jb, 88.05.Tg (all)
A.G. Vitukhnovsky “Organic photonics: achievements and disappointments” Phys. Usp. 56 623–627 (2013)
42.70.Jk, 85.60.Dw, 85.60.Pg (all)
T.T. Basiev, S.N. Smetanin et al “Parametric coupling of frequency components at stimulated Raman scattering in solids” Phys. Usp. 53 611–617 (2010)
42.55.Ye, 42.65.Dr, 42.65.Ky, 42.70.Mp, 42.79.Nv (all)
I.A. Shcherbakov “Solid state lasers: a major area of quantum electronics” Phys. Usp. 47 1048–1051 (2004)
01.65.+g, 42.55.Rz, 42.55.Xi (all)
M.I. Lomaev, V.S. Skakun et al “Excilamps: efficient sources of spontaneous UV and VUV radiation” Phys. Usp. 46 193–209 (2003)
07.60.−j, 42.72.Bj, 52.80.−s (all)
M.V. Alfimov, B.M. Bolotovskii et al “Special meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Bureau of the General Physics and Astronomy Division, RAS and the Scientific Council of the P N Lebedev Physics Institute, RAS on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Ivanovich Vavilov, and XXV Jubilee Vavilov Reading (28 March 2001)” Phys. Usp. 44 1017–1036 (2001)
01.10.Fv, 42.70.Jk, 78.55.−m, 81.07.Nb, 01.60.+q (all)
M.V. Alfimov “Luminescence of guest-host type organic nanostructures” Phys. Usp. 44 1018–1020 (2001)
42.70.Jk, 78.55.−m, 81.07.Nb (all)
V.G. Plekhanov “Isotope engineering” Phys. Usp. 43 1147–1154 (2000)
42.70.Hj, 42.81.Qb, 61.72.Tt, 66.30.Hs (all)
S.A. Akhmanov “Physics of lasers, laser physics, and optical physics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 34 (7) 641–643 (1991)
01.30.Vv, 42.62.Fi, 42.55.Rz, 42.60.−v, 42.65.−k, 42.50.−p (all)
P.G. Eliseev “Laser engineering” Sov. Phys. Usp. 33 (2) 168–168 (1990)
42.55.Rz, 42.60.By, 42.70.Hj, 42.70.Ce (all)
Yu.Yu. Stoilov “Bleaching wave lasers utilizing complex organic compounds” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 354–363 (1988)
42.55.Mv, 42.70.Hj, 78.40.Me, 78.55.Bq (all)
A.M. Prokhorov “A new generation of solid-state lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 29 3–19 (1986)
42.55.Rz, 42.60.By, 42.70.Hj, 42.70.Ce, 42.60.Gd, 42.60.Lh (all)
N.G. Basov, P.G. Eliseev, Yu.M. Popov “Semiconductor lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 29 20–30 (1986)
42.55.Px, 42.60.By, 42.70.Hj, 42.70.Nq (all)
V.K. Popov “High-power excimer lasers and new sources of coherent radiation in the vacuum ultraviolet” Sov. Phys. Usp. 28 1031–1041 (1985)
42.55.Lt, 42.65.Re, 42.65.Ky, 42.65.Dr, 42.60.Jf, 42.72.Bj (all)
I.A. Shcherbakov “Energy transfer in solids, new active media for solid-state lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 28 530–531 (1985)
42.55.Rz, 42.70.Hj, 42.60.Jf, 42.60.Lh (all)
A.A. Kaminskii “Physics and spectroscopy of laser crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 27 548–550 (1984)
42.70.Hj, 78.55.Hx, 78.45.+h (all)
A.V. Eletskii “Processes in chemical lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 475–495 (1981)
42.55.Ks
N.G. Basov, É.M. Belenov et al “High-pressure carbon dioxide electrically excited preionization lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 17 705–721 (1975)
42.55.Lt, 42.60.By, 42.70.Hj, 51.70.+f, 51.50.+v (all)
V.N. Lugovoi, A.M. Prokhorov “Theory of the propagation of high-power laser radiation in a nonlinear medium” Sov. Phys. Usp. 16 658–679 (1974)
42.60.Jf, 42.65.Hw, 42.70.Mp, 78.20.Ci (all)
A.I. Isakov, O.N. Krokhin et al “Nikolai Gennadievich Basov (on his fiftieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 16 165–166 (1973)
42.50.Gy, 42.50.Ct, 52.50.Jm, 42.55.Px, 42.55.Ks (all)
Yu.L. Klimontovich, A.S. Kovalev, P.S. Landa “Natural fluctuations in lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 15 95–113 (1972)
42.55.Lt, 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Mi, 42.65.Sf, 05.40.−a (all)
P.G. Kryukov, V.S. Letokhov “Propagation of a Light pulse in a Resonantly amplifying (absorbing) medium” Sov. Phys. Usp. 12 641–672 (1970)
42.65.Re, 42.60.Fc, 42.60.Gd, 42.50.Md, 42.60.Da, 42.70.Hj (all)
V.L. Tal’roze “Chemical Lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 13 409–409 (1970)
42.55.Ks, 42.60.Jf, 42.65.Re (all)
V.V. Fadeev “Ultraviolet Lasers Using Organic Scintillators” Sov. Phys. Usp. 13 409–410 (1970)
42.55.Ks, 42.55.Rz, 42.70.Mp, 42.70.Hj, 42.70.Jk, 42.72.Bj (all)
M.S. Dzhidzhoev, V.T. Platonenko, R.V. Khokhlov “CHEMICAL LASERS” Sov. Phys. Usp. 13 247–268 (1970)
42.55.Ks, 42.60.Jf, 42.60.Lh, 33.15.Mt (all)
B.L. Livshitz “’TRAVELING MEDIUM’ LASER” Sov. Phys. Usp. 12 430–433 (1969)
42.55.Rz, 42.60.Da, 42.60.Jf, 42.60.Lh (all)
A.A. Mak, Yu.A. Anan’ev, B.A. Ermakov “Solid state lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 10 419–452 (1968)
42.55.Rz, 42.60.Jf, 42.60.Da, 42.60.By (all)
B.I. Stepanov, A.N. Rubinov “Lasers based on solutions of organic dyes” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 304–319 (1968)
42.55.Mv, 42.70.Hj, 42.60.Jf, 42.60.Fc, 42.60.Da (all)
L.D. Derkacheva, G.V. Peregudov, A.I. Sokolovskaya “Rare-earth chelate lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 10 91–99 (1967)
42.55.−f, 42.60.Jf, 42.70.Hj, 42.70.Jk (all)
E.V. Shpol’skii “New results on the radiation properties of optical masers (lasers)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 5 612–615 (1963)
42.65.−k, 42.60.Jf, 42.55.Rz (all)
I.S. Marshak “Strong-current pulse (spark) discharges in gas, used in pulsed light sources” Sov. Phys. Usp. 5 478–514 (1962)
52.80.Mg, 42.72.Bj, 51.50.+v (all)
S.N. Sokolov, L.N. Erastov “Demonstration of a Chain reaction on a Model” Sov. Phys. Usp. 3 169–170 (1960)
42.72.Bj, 84.32.Dd, 89.20.Kk (all)

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