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A train of 150-fs 76-MHz pulses is directed into a Michelson interferometer with a path difference larger than the pulse spatial length. A modulated spectrum with a modulation frequency that increases with the path difference is observed. The consequence is discussed.

Two-colour experiments combining synchrotron radiation and light pulses from a synchronized linear dye laser have been performed to investigate even-parity Xe* 5p5(2P1/2) np′ and nf′ resonances of atomic xenon. These autoionization states have been reached through a double-resonant excitation scheme including the short-lived intermediate states Xe* 5p5(2P3/2) 5d and 6d. Our theoretical results reproduce the experimental findings, especially the observed dramatic suppression of the np′ resonances, by taking into account strong configuration interaction in the intermediate and the final states. Moreover, theory reveals that asymmetry parameters and oscillator strengths for the 5p5nf′ and 5p5np′ series are strongly dependent on the description of the intermediate states. The measured and calculated values for the reduced widths and the quantum defects of the 5p5nf′ series are in good agreement.

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The output of a hybrid acoustooptic bistable device with delayed feedback is investigated. Depending on the input intensity, such a system exhibits periodic and chaotic behaviour. Period doubling up to period-8 with the reverse Lorentz sequence is presented. The sequence of bifurcations is truncated by the additive electrical shot noise and the multiplicative noise due to the laser intensity fluctuations. Frequency locked oscillations are also presented.

A study of an acoustooptic bistable device operating as a self-sustained generator is presented. The frequency of oscillation can be altered by an external voltage.

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