Foreword ------- p.1Shinya Ishizu
Feature Articles I: Technology of Analytical Evaluation on Glass1) Several Aspects of Analysis of Glass ------- p.3
Chihiro Sakai
2) High-resolution and High-contrast Imaging Using Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope ------- p.11
Masaru Sakai
Noriko Hosaka
Toshiharu Saiki
3) Structural Analysis of Glasses by Solid State NMR -Structure in Alkali Borosilicate Glasses- ------- p.19
Tomoko Akai
4) Analysis of Glasses and Melts by Raman Spectroscopy ------- p.25
Tetsuji Yano
Terutaka Maehara
Shuichi Shibata
5) Characterization of Glasses by Synchrotron Radiation Study at SPring-8 ------- p.31
Kiyoshi Iino
Norimasa Umesaki
"6) Electronic Materials Analyzed by High Energy Ion Beam Methods -RBS, HFS, HR-RBS, PIXE-" ------- p.41
Kensuke Inoue
Feature Articles II: Current Optoelectronics Industry in JapanOptoelectronics Industry in Japan -Playing a part of regrowth of Japanese economy- ------- p.48
Masato Nakajima
Satoshi Ishihara
New Glass Research TopicsPhotonic Crystal Fibers ------- p.57
Katsusuke Tajima
Nanotechnology Glass Research TopicsHigh Magnetization and Magneto-optical Effect Induced by Random Cation Distribution in Zinc Ferrite Thin Films ------- p.65
Koji Fujita
Katsuhisa Tanaka
Kazuyuki Hirao
Lectures for NewcomersBinary Optics ------- p.73
Kashiko Kodate
Yuki Komai
VisitĦĦtoĦĦGlass Research InstituteFunctional Glass Group of Advanced Materials Laboratory ------- p.83
Satoru Inoue
Introduction of New Glass ProductsPhotocatalytic-cleaning Glass CLEATECT' ------- p.91
Keisuke Tanaka
Hirokazu Tanaka
Topics of Meetings on Glass1) Report on the 42nd Symposium on Basic Science of Ceramics ------- p.96
Toshiyuki Masui
"2) Report on Annual Meeting of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 2004" ------- p.99
Yasuhiko Benino
3) Report on Seminar on Glass Processing and Manufacture ------- p.101
Hiroshi Uchida
4) Report on the 14th Meeting on Glasses for Photonics ------- p.103
Keiko Okada
5) Report on the 51st Spring Meeting 2004 in the Japan Society of Applied Physics and Related Soceities ------- p.108
Junichi Kageyama
6) Report on 'nano tech 2004' ------- p.110
Katsuyuki Uesugi
Introduction of New Book ------- p.113Yomei Tokuda
ColumnThe First Violin in the World Made by Glass Material ------- p.115
Mari Tsujimoto