Invited Speakers and Lectures:

G. Winnewisser. The diode laser: a versatile spectroscopic tool.

B. Sumpf. Lead salt diode laser and difference frequency spec-trometer in the mid-IR region - basic research and application.

P. J. McCann. Growth and characterization of IV-VI semicon-ductor laser structures on silicon substrates and progress towards fabrication of high operating temperature mid-IR lasers.

F. D'Amato. Application of TDLs to medical diagnostics: breath test.

D. Boucher. Difference frequency generation in the mid-infrared. Applications to atmospheric pollution monitoring.

P. Davies. Diode laser absorption spectroscopy of free radicals and ions.

P. G. Sennikov. Application of the high resolution spectroscopy methods for analysis and research of the molecular state of water in high-purity inorganic volatile hydrides and chlorides.

A. A. Popov. InAsSb lasers for 3 µm wavelength: the performance and applications.

A. Fried. Highly sensitive ground-based and airborne measure-ments of trace atmospheric constituents employing tunable diode laser spectroscopy.

P. Werle. New techniques and technology for high sensitivity diode laser spectroscopy.

R. Cingolani. Many-body processes and lasing in nanostructures. A brief overview of the physics and technology quantum wire / quantum dot lasers from the many-body-theory to the fabrication of real devices.

D. Brassington. A non-multiplexed four channel TDLAS instru-ment for airborne measurements.

A. Henry. Collision narrowing and speed dependent effect on broadening in V-R line profiles perturbed by different buffer gases up to one atmosphere. Difficulties in these analysis coming from the quality of the TDL emission.