1. Forthcoming papers

   Abstract Pages: A5 - A5

2. Notes from the editors

   EditorialNotes Pages: A5 - A5

3. A combination of laser-induced grating and transient-absorption experiments for investigation of laser pulse properties and fast molecular relaxation processes

   • A. von Jena

   Invited Paper Pages: 1 - 17

4. Measurement of frequency differences between visible laser lines up to 170GHz using metal-insulator-metal point contact diodes

   • H. -U. Daniel
   • M. Steiner
   • H. Walther

   Contributed Papers Pages: 19 - 21

5. Influence of the source bandwidth on the observation of microwave photon echoes

   • F. Rohart
   • B. Macke

   Contributed Papers Pages: 23 - 30

6. A one joule, XeCl pumped dye laser

   • R. S. Taylor
   • P. B. Corkum

   Contributed Papers Pages: 31 - 32

7. Resonant pumping far-infrared NH₃ laser

   • N. Yamabayashi
   • K. Fukai
   • K. Fujisawa

   Contributed Papers Pages: 33 - 36

8. Thick grating focussing-device-design using poynting-vector-optics

   • P. St. J. Russell

   Contributed Papers Pages: 37 - 42

9. Operating characteristics of UV and IR hollow-cathode silver, gold and copper ion lasers

   • K. Jain
   • S. A. Newton

   Contributed Papers Pages: 43 - 48

10. Optimization of the UV CuII laser

    • H. J. Eichler
    • H. Koch
    • W. Martin

    Contributed Papers Pages: 49 - 56

11. “Laser snow” effect in CS₂ vapour induced by krypton laser

    • N. Beverini
    • K. Ernst
    • F. Strumia

    Contributed Papers Pages: 57 - 60

12. Superfluorescence from flash-pumped H₂O vapor

    • Dean W. Robinson
    • Nabil M. Lawandy

    Contributed Papers Pages: 61 - 66

13. Resonant coherent transients in a gas in the standing-wave field

    • M. V. Belyayev
    • V. P. Chebotayev
    • L. S. Vasilenko

    Contributed Papers Pages: 67 - 72

14. Long wavelength operation of a CW CO-laser up to 8.18 μm

    • T. X. Lin
    • W. Rohrbeck
    • W. Urban

    Contributed Papers Pages: 73 - 76