1 August 2012, Volume 2, Issue 8, pp. 987-1175  
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Feature issue introduction: advances in optical materials

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1171-1175 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Narrow linewidth 1118/559 nm VECSEL based on strain compensated GaInAs/GaAs quantum-wells for laser cooling of Mg-ions

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1011-1019 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectroscopic and laser properties of resonantly (in-band) pumped Er:YVO4 and Er:GdVO4 crystals: a comparative study

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1040-1049 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Temperature dependencies of stimulated emission cross section for Nd-doped solid-state laser materials

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1076-1087 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Effects of growth pressure on erbium doped GaN infrared emitters synthesized by metal organic chemical vapor deposition

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1095-1100 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Tm:YLF slab wavelength-selected laser

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1165-1170 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Quasi-phase-matched gallium arsenide for versatile mid-infrared frequency conversion

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1020-1025 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Kerr versus thermal non-linear effects studied by hybrid whispering gallery mode resonators [Invited]

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1088-1094 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhanced absorption and emission of Y3Al5O12:Ce3+ thin layers prepared by epoxide-catalyzed sol-gel method

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1111-1120 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Tm3+/Ho3+ co-doped LiGd(MoO4)2 crystal as laser gain medium around 2.0 μm

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1064-1075 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Crystalline phase distribution of Dy2(MoO4)3 in glass induced by 250 kHz femtosecond laser irradiation

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1156-1164 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Nonlinear optical response of self-orienting liquid crystal

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1056-1063 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Advanced bistable cholesteric light shutter with dual frequency nematic liquid crystal

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1121-1134 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal with a negative Kerr constant

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1135-1140 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Hysteresis-free polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals using thermal recycles

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1149-1155 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Monolayers of different metal nanoparticles in microstructured optical fibers with multiplex plasmonic properties

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1050-1055 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Surface tension and viscosity measurement of optical glasses using a scanning CO2 laser

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1101-1110 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Self-assembled monolayer assisted bonding of Si and InP

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1141-1148 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Broadband optical absorptions in inversed woodpile metallic photonic crystals

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 996-1002 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Effect of mega-hertz repetition rate on the agglomerated particle size of femtosecond synthesized nanostructures

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 987-995 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Hybrid optical materials of plasmon-coupled CdSe/ZnS coreshells for photonic applications

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1026-1039 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF

Real-time three-dimensional holographic display using a monolithic organic compound dispersed film

Opt. Mater. Express 2(8), 1003-1010 (2012)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (2)]