1. Editorial

   • G. Huber

   Solid-State Lasers Pages: v - v

2. Ground-state depleted solid-state lasers: principles, characteristics and scaling

   • William F. Krupke
   • L. L. Chase

   Papers Pages: S1 - S22

3. Reflection losses of a multidisc diode-pumped Nd: YAG laser

   • J. Frauchiger
   • P. Albers
   • H. P. Weber

   Papers Pages: S23 - S32

4. Diode-pumped moving-disc laser: a new configuration for high average power generation

   • Santanu Basu
   • Robert L. Byer

   Papers Pages: S33 - S37

5. High-power solid-state lasers with unstable resonators

   • N. Hodgson
   • H. Weber

   Papers Pages: S39 - S55

6. A single axial mode YAG: Nd laser with electronic linewidth narrowing

   • D. E. Gakhovich
   • V. P. Kozich
   • V. A. Orlovich

   Papers Pages: S57 - S60

7. Non-linear population processes of Er³⁺ laser levels in chromium-doped garnet crystals

   • M. A. Noginov
   • V. A. Smirnov
   • I. A. Shcherbakov

   Papers Pages: S61 - S74

8. Upconversion-pumped population kinetics for⁴I_13/2 and⁴I_11/2 laser states of Er³⁺ ion in several host crystals

   • S. A. Pollack
   • D. B. Chang

   Papers Pages: S75 - S93

9. Spectroscopic and laser properties of Er³⁺-doped monoclinic BaY₂F₈ single crystals

   • A. A. Kaminskii
   • S. E. Sarkisov
   • H. -J. Eichler

   Papers Pages: S95 - S105

10. Spectroscopic and laser properties of Cr³⁺:Yb³⁺:Er³⁺: fluoride phosphate glass

    • M. Ledig
    • E. Heumann
    • W. Seeber

    Papers Pages: S107 - S122

11. Energy transfer from Cr³⁺ multisites to Tm³⁺ multisites in yttrium aluminium garnet

    • W. Nie
    • Y. Kalisky
    • G. Boulon

    Papers Pages: S123 - S131

12. Spectroscopic characteristics of YSGG:Cr,Ho, YSGG:Cr, Tm and YSGG:Cr,Tm,Ho

    • V. G. Ostroumov
    • I. A. Shcherbakov
    • H. P. Weber

    Papers Pages: S133 - S139

13. Efficient room-temperature operation of Cr³⁺-sensitized, flashlamp-pumped, 2µm lasers

    • Gregory J. Quarles
    • Annette Rosenbaum
    • Leon Esterowitz

    Papers Pages: S141 - S152

14. Fluorescence dynamics in the codoped systems YLiF₄(Er³⁺, Tm³⁺, Ho³⁺) after 800 nm excitation

    • A. Brenier
    • C. Pedrini
    • R. Moncorge

    Papers Pages: S153 - S165

15. Optical characterization of tunable solid-state laser gain media

    • B. Henderson
    • M. Yamaga
    • K. P. Donnell

    Papers Pages: S167 - S198

16. The role of excited-state absorption in tunable solid-state lasers

    • K. Petermann

    Papers Pages: S199 - S218

17. Excited-state absorption of Co²⁺ in MgF₂ and KZnF₃

    • H. Manaa
    • R. Moncorge

    Papers Pages: S219 - S226

18. Spectroscopy of multisites Cr³⁺ and Nd³⁺ in yttrium aluminium garnet

    • W. Nie
    • A. Monteil
    • G. Boulon

    Papers Pages: S227 - S245

19. Multisites Cr³⁺ in GGG and GSGG garnets

    • A. Monteil
    • W. Nie
    • G. Boulon

    Papers Pages: S247 - S257

20. Flashlamp-pumped laser performance of LiCaAIF₆:Cr³⁺

    • Stephen A. Payne
    • L. L. Chase
    • Bruce H. T. Chai

    Papers Pages: S259 - S268

21. GSAG and YSAG: a study on isomorphism and crystal growth

    • G. B. Lutts
    • A. L. Denisov
    • S. A. Samoylova

    Papers Pages: S269 - S281

22. Non-linear crystals for tunable coherent sources

    • J. T. Lin

    Papers Pages: S283 - S313