1. Saturation of visible absorption in chromium-doped silicates

   • V. P. Mikhailov
   • N. I. Zhavoronkov
   • B. I. Minkov

   Papers Pages: 767 - 776

2. Analysis of TEM₀₀ laser beam quality degradation caused by a birefringent Nd: YAG rod

   • Qitao Lü
   • Shalei Dong
   • Horst Weber

   Papers Pages: 777 - 783

3. Spatial-temporal coupling in a grating-pair pulse compression system analysed by matrix optics

   • Q. Lin
   • S. Wang
   • E. Bernabeu

   Papers Pages: 785 - 798

4. A numerical procedure for soliton generation

   • M. Glasner
   • D. Yevick

   Papers Pages: 799 - 803

5. Switching of the polarization state of a vertical cavity surface-emitting laser using polarized feedback

   • F. Robert
   • P. Besnard
   • G. M. Stéphan

   Papers Pages: 805 - 811

6. Method for measurement of realistic secondmoment propagation parameters for nonideal laser beams

   • Y. Champagne
   • P. -A. Bélanger

   Papers Pages: 813 - 824

7. Book reviews

   • Brian Culshaw
   • S. V. Burke

   BookReview Pages: 825 - 827

8. Announcement

   Announcement Pages: 828 - 828