ANOMALOUSLY SMALL 4F-5D OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS AND 4F-4F ELECTRONIC RAMAN SCATTERING CROSS SECTIONS FOR CE[SUP]3 IN CRYSTALS OF LUPO[SUB]4

The EPR[Electron Paramagnetic Resonance] of Pu{sup 3+} and Cf{sup 3+} in Single Crystals of LuPO{sub 4}

Zero-Field Splitting of Cm{sup 3+} in LuPO{sub 4} Single Crystals

Observation of Novel Electron-Phonon Coupling Effects in YbPO{sub 4}

Spectroscopic Studies and Crystal Field Analysis of Cm{sup 3+} and Gd {sup 3+} in LuPO{sub 4}

Two-Photon Excitation of the 4f{sup 1} --> 5d{sup 1} Transitions of Ce{sup3+} in LuPO{sub 4} and YPO{sub 4}

Giant, ultrafast optical switching based on an Insulator-to-Metal Transition in VO2 Nano-particles: Photo-activation of shape-controlled plasmons at 1.55 mu-m