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2009

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G. Kassier, K. Haupt, N. Erasmus, E. Rohwer, and H. Schwoerer, Achromatic reflectron compressor design for bright pulses in femtosecond electron diffraction, Journal of Applied Physics 105, 113111 (2009).

 

 
 

J. Gallacher, M. Anania, E. Brunetti, F. Budde, A. Debus, B. Ersfeld, K. Haupt, M. R. Islam, O. Jäckel, S. Pfotenhauer, A. Reitsma, E. Rohwer, H-P. Schlenvoigt, H. Schwoerer, R. Shanks, S. Wiggins and D. Jaroszynski, A method of determining narrow energy spread electron beams from a laser plasma wakefield accelerator using undulator radiation, Physics of Plasmas 16, 093102 (2009).

 

 
 

A. Heidt, Efficient adaptive step size method for the simulation of supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers, J. Lightwave Technology. 27, 3984 – 3991 (2009).

 

 
 

B. Hidding, M. Geissler, G. Pretzler, K.-U. Amthor, H. Schwoerer, S. Karsch, L. Veisz, K. Schmid, R. Sauerbrey,Quasimonoenergetic Electron Acceleration in the Self-Modulated Laser Wakefield Regime, Physics of Plasmas 16, 043105 (2009).

 

 
 

Litvin and A. Forbes, Intra–cavity flat–top beam generation. Optics Express 17, 15891-15903 (2009).

 

 
 

Litvin, M. McLaren and A Forbes, A conical wave approach to calculating Bessel-Gauss beam reconstruction after complex obstacles, Optics Communications 282, 1078 - 1082 (2009).

 

 
 

P. Neethling, T. Scheidt, E. Rohwer, H. von Bergmann, H. Stafast, Second harmonic generation as a technique to probe buried interfaces, South African Journal of Science 105 (2009).

 

 
 

S. Ombinda-Lemboumba, A. du Plessis, R. Sparrow, P. Leroala, L. Botha, C. Steenkamp and E. Rohwer, Femtosecond pump probe spectroscopy for the study of energy transfer of light harvesting complexes from extractions of spinach leaves, South African Journal of Science 105, 376-386 (2009).

 

 
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2008

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P. Buah-Bassuah, H. von Bergmann, E. Tatchie and C. Steenkamp, A portable fibre-probe ultraviolet light emitting diode (LED)-induced fluorescence detection system, Measurment Science and Technology 19 , 025501 (2008).

 

 
   
 

A. Fasasi, M. Maaza, C. Theron, P. Neethling, U. Buttner, A. Leitch and A. Chaudhary, Non-linear absorption and second harmonic imaging of Zn–BaTiO 3 thin films prepared by laser ablation, Sience Direct 516 , 6233-6239 (2008).

 

 
 

I. Litvin and A. Forbes, Bessel–Gauss resonator with internal amplitude filter, Science Direct 281 , 2385-2392 (2008).

 

 
 

P. Neethling, E. Rohwer, H. Von Bergmann, H. Stafast, Analysis of ZnO thin films by second harmonic generation , Physica Status Solidi (c) 5 , 552–554 (2008).

 

 
 

S. Pfotenhauer , O. Jäckel, A. Sachtleben, J. Polz, W. Ziegler, H. Schlenvoigt, K. Amthor, M. C. Kaluza, K. Ledingham, R. Sauerbrey, P. Gibbon, A. Robinson and H. Schwoerer, Spectral shaping of laser generated proton beams, New Journal of Physics 10 , 033034 (2008).

 

 
 

T. Scheidt, E. Rohwer, P. Neethling, H. von Bergmann, and H. Stafast, I onization and shielding of interface states in native p + -Si/SiO 2 probed by electric field induced second harmonic generation, Journal of Applied Physics 104 , 083712 - 083712-8 (2008).

 

 
 

H. Schlenvoigt , K. Haupt , A. Debus , F. Budde , O. Jäckel , S. Pfotenhauer , J. Gallacher , E. Brunetti , D. Jaroszynski , E. Rohwer , and H. Schwoerer, Synchrotron Radiation from Laser-Accelerated Monoenergetic Electron Beams , Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), (2008).

 

 
 

H. Schlenvoigt, K. Haupt, A. Debus, F. Budde, O. Jäckel, S. Pfotenhauer, H. Schwoerer, E. Rohwer, J. Gallacher, E. Brunetti, R. Shanks, S. Wiggins & D. Jaroszynski, A compact synchrotron radiation source driven by a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator, Nature Physics 4 , 130 - 133 (2008).

 

 
 

H. Schwoerer, Particle acceleration with lasers. South African Journal of Science 104 , 299-304 (2008).

 

 
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2007

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H. Von Bergmann, A. Forbes, T. Roberts, L. Botha, Influence of acoustic waves on TEA CO2 laser performance, Proceedings of SPIE 6346 , 634606-1-8 (2007)

 

 
 

E. Coetsee, H. Swart, J. Terblans, O. Ntwaeaborwa, K. Hillie, W. Jordaan, U, Characterization of Y 2 SiO 5 :Ce thin films, Optical Material 29 , 1338-1343 (2007)

 

 
 

A. Fasasi, R. Bucher, B. Ngom, U. Buttner, M. Maaza, C. Theron, E. Rohwer, Structural and optical properties of annealed W-doped BaTiO 3 thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition , Journal of Physics-Condenced Matter 19, 466214-25 (2007)

 

 
 

A. Heidt, J. Burger, J. Maran, H. von Bergmann, N. Traynor, Microjoule, Subpicosecond Pulse Generation from a Yb 3+ - Doped Fiber Laser Using Frequency Shifted Feedback, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim 2007, 1-2 (2007)

 

 
 

A. Heidt , J. Burger , J. Maran , H. von Bergmann , N Traynor , High Power Subpicosecond Pulse Generation from a Yb 3+ -Doped Fiber Laser Using Only Frequency Shifted Feedback, Frontier Optics (2007)

 

 
 

A. Heidt, J. Burger, J. Maran, N. Traynor, High power and high energy ultrashort pulse generation with a frequency shifted feedback fiber laser, Optical Express 15, 15892-97 (2007)

 

 
 

I. Litvin, L. Burger, M. De Gama, A. Mathye, A. Forbes, Laser beam shaping limitations for laboratory simulation of turbulence using a phase-only spatial light modulator, Proc. of SPIE 6663, 66630R-1—7 (2007)

 

 
 

I. Litvin, L. Burger, A. Forbes, Petal–like modes in Porro prism resonators , Optics Express 15, 14065—14077 (2007)

 

 
 

I.Litvin, A. Forbes, Impact of phase errors at the conjugate step on the propagation of intensity and phase shaped laser beams , Proc. of SPIE 6663 , 666303-1—7 (2007)

 

 
 

J. Maran, E. Rohwer, J. Burger, L. Botha, Optics in South Africa, Optics and Photonics News, 17-23 (2007)

 

 
 

A. Du Plessis, E. Rohwer and C. Steenkamp, Investigation of four carbon monoxide isotopomers in natural abundance by laser-induced fluorescence in a supersonic jet , Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 243, 124-133 (2007)

 

 
 

D. Roberts, A. Du Plessis, S. Ombinda-Lemboumba, Hard target UV lidar measurements of isoprene mixing ratios and emission rates from eucalyptus trees , Applied Optics 46, 6344—6349 (2007)

 

 
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2006

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A du Plessis, E. Rohwer, C. Steenkamp, Accurate laboratory wavelengths of the A(1)Pi(upsilon '=0-5)-X-1 Sigma(+)(upsilon ''=0) vibronic bands of (CO)-C-12-O-17 and (CO)-C-12-O-18 , Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 165 , 432-437 (2006)

 

 
 

T. Scheidt, E. Rohwer, H. von Bergmann, H. Stafast, Ultraviolet pulse laser induced modifications of native silicon/silica interfaces analyzed by optical second harmonic generation, Journal of Applied Physics 100 , 023116 (2006)

 

 
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2005

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H. von Bergmann, High-power excimer and CO2 TEA laser technology, South African Journal of Science 101 , 75-80, 2005

 

 
 

A.Forbes, A. du Plessis, E. Rohwer, Comparison of infrared laser beam shaping by diffractive and refractive methods, Proceedings of SPIE 5876 , 138-149 (2005)

 

 
 

A. du Plessis, C. Steinmann, E. Rohwer, Experimental conditions for vacuum ultraviolet laser spectroscopy, South African Journal of Science 101 , 93—95 (2005)

 

 
 

T. Scheidt, E. Rohwer, H. von Bergmann, Optical second harmonic generation as a probe for internal electric fields at the Si/SiO2 interface , South African Journal of Science 101 , 91—92 (2005)

 

 
 

T. Scheidt, E. Rohwer, H. von Bergmann, E. Saucedo, E. Dieguez, L. Fornaro, H. Stafast, Optical second-harmonic imaging of PbxCd1-xTe ternary alloys , Journal of Applied Physics 97 , 103104 (2005)

 

 
 

T. Scheidt, E. Rohwer, H. von Bergmann, H. Stafast, Ferntosecond laser diagnostics of thin films, surfaces and interfaces , South African Journal of Science 101 , 267-271 (2005).

 

 
 

C. Steenkamp, A. du Plessis, E. Rohwer, An improved experimental setup for high-resolution vacuum ultraviolet laser spectroscopy, South African Journal of Science 101 , 272-275 (2005).

 

 
 

T. Stehmann, H. von Bergmann, Improved PSPICE gas discharge model for CO2 TEA lasers , South African Journal of Science 101 , 80-83 (2005).

 

 
 

C. Steinmann, A. du Plessis, E. Rohwer, High-resolution vacuum ultraviolet laser spectroscopy of molecules in a free supersonic jet: in search of rare CO isotopomers and CO-Ar van der Waals molecules , South African Journal of Science 101 , 87-88 (2005).