1. Forthcoming papers

   Abstract Pages: A5 - A6

2. Transients in optical bistability

   • G. Grynberg
   • F. Biraben
   • E. Giacobino

   Contributed Papers Pages: 155 - 160

3. A magnetically stabilized coaxial laser discharge

   • C. E. Capjack
   • H. J. J. Seguin
   • V. A. Seguin

   Contributed Papers Pages: 161 - 167

4. A repetitively pulsed sealed-TE CO₂ laser using an oxygen tolerant discharge scheme

   • P. E. Dyer
   • P. Monk

   Contributed Papers Pages: 169 - 172

5. Sensitive magnetic rotation spectroscopy of the OH free radical fundamental band with a colour centre laser

   • J. Pfeiffer
   • D. Kirsten
   • W. Urban

   Contributed Papers Pages: 173 - 177

6. Subpicosecond pulse generation in synchronously pumped and hybrid ring dye lasers

   • P. G. May
   • W. Sibbett
   • J. R. Taylor

   Contributed Papers Pages: 179 - 183

7. An effect of curvature of rotating diffuse objects on the dynamics of speckles produced in the diffraction field

   • N. Takai
   • T. Iwai
   • T. Asakura

   Contributed Papers Pages: 185 - 192

8. A simple method for single-frequency operation and stabilization of a He−Ne laser

   • J. Kauppinen

   Contributed Papers Pages: 193 - 195

9. Theory of passive mode-locking of CW dye lasers with contacted and non-contacted absorbers

   • J. Herrmann
   • F. Weidner
   • B. Wilhelmi

   Contributed Papers Pages: 197 - 202

10. Second-harmonic detection with tunable diode lasers — Comparison of experiment and theory

    • J. Reid
    • D. Labrie

    Contributed Papers Pages: 203 - 210