EP1936361-A1  B.L.VOLODIN ET AL.: 'Wavelength stabilization and spectrum narrowing of high-power multimode laser diodes and arrays by use of volume Bragg gratings' OPTICS LETTERS vol. 29, no. 16, 15 August 2004, pages 1891 - 1893US7394537-B1  Applied Photonics, Ltd., Portable LIBS Instrument Model No. 0117_Users Manual, Nov. 2006, p. 1-10.;  B.L. Volodin, S.V. Dolgy, E.D. Melnik, E. Downs, J. Shaw and V.S. Ban: "Wavelength Stabilization and Spectrum Narrowing of High-Power Multimode Laser Diodes and Arrays by Use of Volume Bragg Gratings".;  Bohling, C.; Scheel, D.; Hohmann, K.; Schade, W.; Reuter, M.; and Holl, G.; Fiber-optic laser sensor for mine detection and verification, Jun. 2006, Applied Optics, vol. 45, No. 16.;  DeLucia, F.C., Jr.; Samuels, A.C.; Harmon, R.S.; Walters, R.A.; McNesby, K.L.; LaPointe, A.; Winkle, R.J.,Jr.; and Miziolek, A.W.; Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): A Promising Versatile Chemical Sensor Technology for Hazardous Material Detection, Aug. 2006, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 681-689.;  Harmon, R.S.; DeLucia, F.C., Jr.; LaPointe, A.; and Miziolek, A.W.; Man-Portable LIBS for Landmine Detection, Jun. 2006, Proc. Of SPIE, vol. 6217, p. 62170l-1-62170l-7.;  Pierce, W.; Christian, S.M.; Myers, M.J.; Myers, J.D.:, Field-testing for environmental pollutants using briefcase sized portable LIBS system; LIBS_2004, 3rd International Conference on Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy and Applications, 2004, p. 1-14.;  Pierce, et al. (Pierce, W. and Christian, S.M., Portable LIBS Instrumentation can identify trace levels of environmental pollutants, Photonik International, 2006, Originally published in German in Photonik Jan. 2005) comprises a suitcase sized portable LIBS device.;  Walters, Roy A. (Powerpoint, Unknown Material Analysis in Less Than A Second: Man Portable LIBS, Ocean Optics, Oct. 6, 2006, http://www. researchcaucus.org/presentations/default.asp) comprises a visual presentation of the HP-LIBS device. The webpage showing the date presented is included.;  Walters, Roy A. (Powerpoint, Unknown Material Analysis in Less Than A Second: Man Portable LIBS, Ocean Optics, Oct. 6, 2006, http:www. researchcaucus.orgpresentationsdefault.asp) comprises a visual presentation of the HP-LIBS device. The webpage showing the date presented is included.EP1936361-B1  B.L.Volodin, S.V.Dolgy, E.D.Melnik, E.Downs, J.Shaw, and V.S.Ban: "Wavelength stabilization and spectrum narrowing of high-power multimode laser diodes and arrays by use of volume Bragg gratings", Optics Letters, Vol. 29, No. 16, pp. 1891-1893, Optical Society of America, August 15, 2004;  None