1. Precision spectroscopy with coherent dark states

   • R. Wynands
   • A. Nagel

   Invited paper Pages: 1 - 25

2. A transportable optical calcium frequency standardDedicated to J. Helmcke on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

   • P. Kersten
   • F. Mensing
   • F. Riehle

   Regular paper Pages: 27 - 38

3. Dynamics of a laser with a reverse saturable absorber

   • M. Brunel
   • C. Özkul
   • F. Sanchez

   Regular paper Pages: 39 - 44

4. Dynamics and correlated performance of a photo-triggered discharge-pumped HF laser using SF6 with hydrogen or ethane

   • L. Richeboeuf
   • S. Pasquiers
   • V. Puech

   Regular paper Pages: 45 - 53

5. Feedback-controlled optimization of soft-X-ray radiation from femtosecond laser-produced plasmas

   • T. Feurer

   Regular paper Pages: 55 - 60

6. Generation of tunable sub-picosecond pulses in the UV with a travelling wave dye laser

   • T. Schmidt-Uhlig
   • S. Szatmári
   • P. Simon

   Regular paper Pages: 61 - 65

7. Excited state absorption and stimulated emission of Nd3+ in crystals III: LaSc3(BO3)4, CaWO4, and YLiF4

   • L. Fornasiero
   • T. Kellner
   • G. Huber

   Regular paper Pages: 67 - 72

8. Estimation of trap concentration in photorefractive crystals by a technique of adaptive holographic interferometry

   • V.M. Petrov
   • S. Wevering
   • E. Krätzig

   Regular paper Pages: 73 - 76

9. Formation of diffraction-free beams by laser generation of conical radiation in a Kerr medium

   • R.K. Drampyan

   Regular paper Pages: 77 - 79

10. Inverse metal-stripe polarizers

    • M. Honkanen
    • V. Kettunen
    • F. Wyrowski

    Regular paper Pages: 81 - 85

11. Scattering and extinction of evanescent waves by small particles

    • M. Quinten
    • A. Pack
    • R. Wannemacher

    Regular paper Pages: 87 - 92

12. Production of nitrogen-free, hyperpolarized 129Xe gas

    • U. Ruth
    • T. Hof
    • H.J. Jänsch

    Regular paper Pages: 93 - 97

13. High-sensitivity CW Fabry–Pérot enhanced spectroscopy of CO₂ and C₂H₂ using a 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser

    • E. Inbar
    • A. Arie

    Regular paper Pages: 99 - 105

14. Isotopically selective infrared multiphoton dissociation of 2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane: 13C selectivity and mechanism

    • P.H. Ma
    • B. Wu
    • R.W. Carr

    Regular paper Pages: 107 - 110

15. Dynamic behavior of photoablation products of corneal tissue in the mid-IR: a study with FELIX

    • J.M. Auerhammer
    • R. Walker
    • B. Jean

    Regular paper Pages: 111 - 119

16. In uence of ambient conditions on the laser air spark

    • Ş. Yalçin
    • D.R. Crosley
    • G.W. Faris

    Regular paper Pages: 121 - 130

17. Effect of laser intensity and of lower-state rotational energy transfer upon temperature measurements made with laser-induced fluorescence

    • J.W. Daily
    • E.W. Rothe

    Regular paper Pages: 131 - 140

18. Extreme sensitivity in trace element detection

    • H.N. Ereifej
    • G.J. Doster
    • J.G. Story

    Regular paper Pages: 141 - 144

19. High-dynamic-range pulse-front steepening of amplified femtosecond pulses by third-order dispersion

    • M. Hentschel
    • S. Uemura
    • F. Krausz

    Rapid communication Pages: 145 - 148