1. Preface

   • The organisation committee
   • H. G. van Bueren
   • H. van de Stadt

   EditorialNotes Pages: 617 - 618

2. Coherent detection applied to optical and infrared astronomy: An introduction

   • H. G. Van Bueren

   OriginalPaper Pages: 621 - 628

3. Objects and observations in infrared astronomy

   • H. J. Habing

   OriginalPaper Pages: 629 - 643

4. The sun in the far infrared and sub-mm region

   • C. De Jager

   OriginalPaper Pages: 645 - 654

5. Some filter techniques in the far infrared

   • J. J. Wijnbergen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 657 - 658

6. Infrared heterodyne spectroscopy of CO₂ on mars

   • A. Betz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 659 - 659

7. Heterodyne spectroscopy of astronomical and laboratory sources at 8.5 μm using diode laser local oscillators

   • M. Mumma
   • T. Kostiuk
   • P. C. Von Thuna

   OriginalPaper Pages: 661 - 667

8. Conclusions from the discussions on observational results of heterodyne spectroscopy in astronomy

   • M. Mumma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 669 - 670

9. Comparison between stellar interferometers

   • H. Van De Stadt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 673 - 676

10. Berkeley heterodyne interferometer

    • A. Betz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 677 - 680

11. Technological requirements associated with a shuttle-borne infrared interferometer

    • J. B. Farrow

    OriginalPaper Pages: 681 - 686

12. An infrared astrometric interferometer

    • J. Gay
    • A. Journet

    OriginalPaper Pages: 687 - 688

13. Signal-to-noise ratio and other characteristics of heterodyne radiation receivers

    • T. G. Blaney

    OriginalPaper Pages: 691 - 702

14. Investigation of a superheterodyne mixing system with an ‘open structure’ mixer at 337 μm wavelength

    • W. Reinert

    OriginalPaper Pages: 703 - 707

15. Detectors for infrared heterodyne mixing and detection

    • Th. De Graauw

    OriginalPaper Pages: 709 - 719

16. Lasers as local oscillators

    • E. Wiesendanger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 721 - 730

17. Tunable lasers

    • H. G. Häfele

    OriginalPaper Pages: 731 - 736

18. Book review

    • B. R. A. Nijboer

    BookReview Pages: 737 - 737