1. Forthcoming papers

   Abstract Pages: A5 - A5

2. The accuracy of laser wavelength meters

   • R. Castell
   • W. Demtröder
   • K. Wickert

   Invited Paper Pages: 1 - 10

3. 10 km-long fibre-optic remote sensing of CH₄ gas by near infrared absorption

   • K. Chan
   • H. Ito
   • T. Furuya

   Contributed Papers Pages: 11 - 15

4. Photoconductive response times of Si-on-sapphire damaged with Si²⁸ ions

   • R. J. Manning
   • J. R. Hill

   Contributed Papers Pages: 17 - 21

5. Amplification and saturation in a CO₂ waveguide amplifier

   • N. Ioli
   • V. Panchenko
   • F. Strumia

   Contributed Papers Pages: 23 - 30

6. Nanosecond optical pulse shaping in cadmium-sulfide-selenide glasses

   • B. Danielzik
   • K. Nattermann
   • D. von der Linde

   Contributed Papers Pages: 31 - 36

7. Alternate intensity modulation of a dual-wavelength He−Ne laser for differential absorption measurements

   • K. Uehara

   Contributed Papers Pages: 37 - 40

8. Self-field MPD thruster with atomic and molecular propellants

   • E. Fischer
   • Z. Rozkwitalski
   • F. K. Kneubühl

   Contributed Papers Pages: 41 - 49

9. Multiphoton absorption and luminescence of osmium tetroxide

   • D. K. Evans
   • H. M. Adams

   Contributed Papers Pages: 51 - 55

10. A new laser concept for isotopically selective analysis of noble gases

    • B. D. Cannon
    • T. J. Whitaker

    Contributed Papers Pages: 57 - 64

11. Laser resonant ionization of plutonium

    • U. Krönert
    • J. Bonn
    • N. Trautmann

    Contributed Papers Pages: 65 - 70

12. Mechanism of speckle reduction in laser-microscope images using a rotating optical fiber

    • H. Ambar
    • Y. Aoki
    • T. Asakura

    Contributed Papers Pages: 71 - 78