1. Forthcoming papers

   Announcement Pages: A5 - A5

2. Multiphoton absorption of broad-band CO₂ laser radiation by SF₆

   • S. S. Alimpiev
   • W. Fuß
   • Wan Chong-yi

   Contributed Papers Pages: 1 - 5

3. Observation of superfluorescence and stimulated emission in Bi I after nonresonant two-photon pumping

   • C. Cremer
   • G. Gerber

   Contributed Papers Pages: 7 - 10

4. Improved gain on the Cl₂(D′³ П _g −A′³ П _u ) transition at 258 nm by halogen donor mixing

   • W. Walter
   • H. Langhoff
   • R. Sauerbrey

   Contributed Papers Pages: 11 - 15

5. Anisotropic selfdiffraction in BaTiO₃

   • N. V. Kukhtarev
   • E. Krätzig
   • J. Albers

   Contributed Papers Pages: 17 - 21

6. Effects of a lossy thin plasma-film on metal-diffused LiNbO₃ optical waveguides

   • M. De Sario

   Contributed Papers Pages: 23 - 30

7. CVL-pumped dye laser for spectroscopic application

   • M. Broyer
   • J. Chevaleyre
   • L. Wöste

   Contributed Papers Pages: 31 - 36

8. Calculation of light pulses with chirp in passively mode-locked lasers taking into account the phase memory of absorber and amplifier

   • W. Rudolph
   • B. Wilhelmi

   Contributed Papers Pages: 37 - 44

9. A diffraction grating autocorrelator for measurement of single ultrashort light pulses

   • S. M. Saltiel
   • K. A. Stankov

   Contributed Papers Pages: 45 - 48