1. Editorial

   • R. C. Smith

   EditorialNotes Pages: 351 - 351

2. Wide-band optical fibre local distribution systems

   • G. Mogensen

   Review Pages: 353 - 381

3. A comparison of the optical path and differential equation methods for optically thin phase gratings

   • R. R. A. Syms
   • L. Solymar

   Papers Pages: 383 - 391

4. Spectral properties of dye lasers

   • W. Brunner
   • H. Paul

   Papers Pages: 393 - 411

5. Optical fibre attenuation measurement by the backscattering method: effect of noise

   • Luigi Piccari

   Papers Pages: 413 - 418

6. An acousto-optic modulator for a CO₂ laser rangefinder using heterodyne detection

   • B. S. Collins
   • K. F. Hulme
   • N. A. Lowde

   Papers Pages: 419 - 426

7. Polarization filtering in strip-guides

   • V. Hinkov

   Papers Pages: 427 - 433

8. Parametric study of a u.v. preionized TEA CO₂ laser

   • S. Howells
   • A. Mcneish
   • J. J. Harris

   Short Communication Pages: 435 - 438

9. Modal effects in the transmission method for index measurement in thick planar films

   • S. Berdague
   • P. Facq

   Short Communication Pages: 439 - 442