1. Forthcoming papers

   Announcement Pages: A5 - A5

2. An approximate method for computing mode-dispersion parameters in two-dimensional diffused-channel waveguides

   • S. De Nicola

   OriginalPaper Pages: 439 - 442

3. Reverse-saturable absorption in aluminophthalocyanine-doped xerogels

   • M. Brunel
   • F. Le Luyer
   • J. -P. Boilot

   OriginalPaper Pages: 443 - 445

4. Measurements of rotational energy transfer and quenching in OHA ² σ ⁺,υ′ = 0 at elevated temperature

   • M. P. Lee
   • R. Kienle
   • K. Kohse-Höinghaus

   OriginalPaper Pages: 447 - 457

5. Temperature measurement using degenerate four-wave mixing with non-saturating laser powers

   • A. P. Smith
   • A. G. Astill

   OriginalPaper Pages: 459 - 466

6. Coupling laser radiation to a fabry-perot cavity with a single-mode optical fiber

   • J. D. Sankey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 467 - 470

7. Experimental verification of a zero-dimensional model of the kinetics of XeCl* discharges by Xe*-, Cl*-, Ne*-, and H*-density measurements

   • A. Schwabedissen
   • D. Loffhagen
   • W. Bötticher

   OriginalPaper Pages: 471 - 481

8. Experimental and theoretical investigation of photoacoustic-signal generation by wavelength-modulated diode lasers

   • A. Miklós
   • Z. Bozóki
   • M. Fehér

   OriginalPaper Pages: 483 - 492

9. Plasma-mediated ablation of brain tissue with picosecond laser pulses

   • J. P. Fischer
   • J. Dams
   • J. F. Bille

   OriginalPaper Pages: 493 - 499

10. Observation of phase-matched optical second-harmonic generation in organic monolayers

    • G. Marowsky
    • S. Lehmann
    • J. M. Rodriguez-Parada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 501 - 503

11. Investigation of XeCl vibrational and quenching kinetics: Numerical simulation of gain and laser spectra in discharge-pumped oscillators

    • Th. Hammer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 505 - 513

12. Spectroscopic diagnostics of the onset of discharge instabilities in a XeCl phototriggered laser

    • M. Legentil
    • S. Pasquiers
    • R. Riva

    OriginalPaper Pages: 515 - 517

13. Wide- and narrow-band saturated fluorescence measurements of hydroxyl concentration in premixed flames from 1 bar to 10 bar

    • C. D. Carter
    • N. M. Laurendeau

    OriginalPaper Pages: 519 - 528

14. Frequency chain towards the Ca intercombination line based on laser diodes: First step

    • A. M. Akulshin
    • K. Nakagawa
    • M. Ohtsu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 529 - 532

15. Effect of Nd concentration on the Nd:KGW laser

    • V. Kushawaha
    • A. Michael
    • L. Major

    Rapid Communication Pages: 533 - 535

16. Investigation on amplitude and frequency noise of injection-locked diode-pumped Nd:YAG lasers

    • I. Freitag
    • H. Welling

    Rapid Communication Pages: 537 - 543