1. Temperature-dependent characteristics of a reach-through avalanche photodiode (RAPD) in Ge, Si and GaAs

   • Y. K. Su
   • C. Y. Chang
   • B. D. Liu

   Papers Pages: 377 - 384

2. Detection of sulphur dioxide at, and below, the part per billion level using a tunable diode laser

   • J. Reid
   • B. K. Garside
   • J. Shewchun

   Papers Pages: 385 - 391

3. Mode coupling between two connected multimode parabolic-index optical waveguides

   • S. G. Krivoshlykov
   • I. N. Sissakian

   Papers Pages: 393 - 405

4. Determination of the standard deviation of height on a rough surface using interference microscopy

   • P. J. Chandley

   Papers Pages: 407 - 412

5. Determination of the probability density function of height on a rough surface from far-field coherent light scattering

   • P. J. Chandley

   Papers Pages: 413 - 418

6. Theory of laser-induced amplitude and phase gratings including photoselection, orientational relaxation and population kinetics

   • A. Von Jena
   • H. E. Lessing

   Papers Pages: 419 - 439

7. The reference range for atmospheric backscatter lidar

   • B. J. Rye

   Papers Pages: 441 - 446

8. Analysis of splice loss in single-mode fibres using a Gaussian field approximation

   • S. Nemoto
   • T. Makimoto

   Papers Pages: 447 - 457

9. Investigation of jet quality for high power CW dye lasers

   • P. Anliker
   • H. P. Weber

   Short Communication Pages: 458 - 460

10. Multiline operation of TEA CO₂ laser with hot CO₂, as an intracavity absorbing medium

    • A. K. Nath
    • U. K. Chatterjee
    • D. D. Bhawalkar

    Short Communication Pages: 461 - 463

11. Power series solutions of the scalar wave equation for cladded, power-law profiles of arbitrary exponent

    • J. D. Love

    Short Communication Pages: 464 - 466

12. Reversible photo-bleaching of radiation-induced losses in optical fibres

    • E. M. Dianov
    • E. P. Nikitin
    • P. V. Chernov

    Letter Pages: 467 - 469