We show that the wave group on asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds belongs
to an appropriate class of Fourier integral operators. Then we use now stan
dard techniques to analyze its (regularized) trace. We prove that, as in th
e case of compact manifolds without boundary, the singularities of the regu
larized wave trace are contained in the set of periods of closed geodesics.
We also obtain an asymptotic expansion for the trace at zero. (C) 2001 Aca
demic Press.