1. Forthcoming papers

   Announcement Pages: A5 - A5

2. Intra-cavity spectroscopy with diode lasers

   • V. M. Baev
   • J. Eschner
   • P. E. Toschek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 463 - 477

3. Simulation studies of the prepulse-main-pulse XeCl discharge lasers with magnetic switching

   • R. Sorkina
   • F. A. van Goor
   • W. J. Witteman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 478 - 484

4. Light-induced effect on the density distribution in a sample of cold trapped atoms

   • A. V. Chaplik
   • L. Ioriatti
   • V. S. Bagnato

   OriginalPaper Pages: 485 - 487

5. Dopant-induced excimer laser ablation of poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

   • F. D. Egitto
   • C. R. Davis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 488 - 493

6. Polarization and power characteristics of pulsed dye lasers with transverse pumping

   • Peihui Liang
   • Qiying Chen
   • Jianqiu Lei

   OriginalPaper Pages: 494 - 500

7. Self-focussing of CO₂ laser radiation in SF₆

   • I. A. Al-Saidi
   • R. G. Harrison

   OriginalPaper Pages: 501 - 502

8. Selective optothermal detection of NO₂ and H₂O with a frequency-tuned CO waveguide laser

   • A. Gerasimchuk
   • S. Kornilov
   • S. Tymper

   OriginalPaper Pages: 503 - 508

9. Phase-matched light-induced scattering, mirrorless self-oscillation, and generation of nearly retropropagating waves in LiNbO₃:Fe in “forbidden” interaction geometry

   • A. V. Ilyenkov
   • S. G. Odoulov
   • M. V. Vasnetsov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 509 - 512