1. Forthcoming papers

   Abstract Pages: A5 - A5

2. Mass-spectroscopic study of the influence of nozzle material on high-pressure SF₆ arcs

   • R. Meier
   • F. K. Kneubühl
   • H. J. Schötzau

   Invited Paper Pages: 187 - 211

3. Windowless resonant acoustic chamber for laser-photoacoustic applications

   • A. Miklós
   • A. Lörincz

   Contributed Papers Pages: 213 - 218

4. An integrated organic photoconductive detector for optoelectronics

   • R. Reuter
   • H. Franke

   Contributed Papers Pages: 219 - 224

5. Birefringence and polarization mode dispersion in graded-core stress-applied polarization-maintaining fibers

   • Chen Zhihao
   • Qu Yan
   • Yao Huihai

   Contributed Papers Pages: 225 - 229

6. The ellipticity introduced by interferential mirrors on a linearly polarized light beam orthogonally reflected

   • S. Carusotto
   • E. Polacco
   • F. Scuri

   Contributed Papers Pages: 231 - 234

7. A simple model for the velocity modulation detection technique of molecular ions

   • H. Solka
   • W. Zimmermann
   • W. Urban

   Contributed Papers Pages: 235 - 242

8. Self-induced polarization rotation of a laser beam in resonance media

   • S. A. Bakhramov
   • A. T. Berdikulov
   • V. V. Tikhonenko

   Contributed Papers Pages: 243 - 244

9. New FIR laser lines from CHD₂OH optically pumped by a cw CO₂ laser

   • J. A. Facin
   • D. Pereira
   • C. A. Ferrari

   Contributed Papers Pages: 245 - 248

10. Studies of vibrational relaxation in CDF₃ following intense laser excitation

    • E. M. Alonso
    • R. J. D'Angelo
    • E. J. Quel

    Contributed Papers Pages: 249 - 252

11. Time-resolved ablation-site photography of XeCl-laser irradiated polyimid

    • P. Simon

    Contributed Papers Pages: 253 - 256

12. An explanation of the direction of the relaxation in the HCN gas microwave laser, and a new assignment of further laser lines along the path of internal vibrational energy redistribution

    • W. Quapp

    Contributed Papers Pages: 257 - 260

13. Determination of thermal transport properties of thin metal films from pulsed thermoreflectance measurements in the picosecond regime

    • A. Miklós
    • A. Lörincz

    Contributed Papers Pages: 261 - 267

14. Open photoacoustic cell x-ray detection

    • A. C. Bento
    • M. M. F. Aguiar
    • L. C. M. Miranda

    Contributed Papers Pages: 269 - 272

15. Study of processes of translational, rotational, and vibrational relaxation based on CARS spectra line shapes

    • D. N. Kozlov
    • V. V. Smirnov
    • S. Yu. Volkov

    Contributed Papers Pages: 273 - 283