1. Editorial

   • Stuart J. C. Irvine
   • Peter Capper

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 3 - 4

2. Nitride-based long-wavelength lasers on GaAs substrates

   • F. Alexandre
   • E. Gouardes
   • B. Thedrez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 633 - 642

3. Long-wavelength quantum-dot lasers

   • M. Grundmann
   • N. N. Ledentsov
   • P. Werner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 643 - 647

4. The growth of infrared antimonide-based semiconductor lasers by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition

   • R. M. Biefeld
   • A. A. Allerman
   • R. M. Sieg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 649 - 657

5. Substrates for wide bandgap nitrides

   • M. Seyboth
   • S.-S. Schad
   • V. Schwegler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 659 - 664

6. Critical issues of growth optimization for Ga_0.5In_0.5P/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors

   • F. Brunner
   • A. Maaßdorf
   • M. Weyers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 665 - 670

7. Metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of oxides and ferroelectric materials

   • P. J. Wright
   • M. J. Crosbie
   • H. O. Davies

   OriginalPaper Pages: 671 - 678

8. Future challenges for MOVPE – an industrial perspective

   • S. W. Bland

   OriginalPaper Pages: 679 - 682