Abstract

We are pleased to introduce this special issue of papers on Fourier-transform spectroscopy, which grew out of a recent topical meeting sponsored by the Optical Society of America. The topical meeting welcomed all researchers who practice the art of Fourier-transform spectroscopy in the laboratory, in the atmosphere, and in space. The power and the wide applicability of Fourier-transform spectroscopy unite these fields with a common mathematical and instrumental bond. The meeting probed each of these areas in depth, bringing out new ideas for instrumentation, analysis, and applications. There was a strong sentiment at the meeting that the quality of papers and posters was exceptionally high and that it would be important for future progress in the field to have the results of this meeting captured in print. This special issue is the fruit of that effort.

© 1996 Optical Society of America

Optical computing: introduction by the feature editors

Yao Li, Jun Tanida, Frank Tooley, and Kelvin Wagner
Appl. Opt. 35(8) 1177-1179 (1996)

Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis: introduction to the feature issue

Andreas Dreizler, Alan Fried, and James R. Gord
Appl. Opt. 46(19) 3909-3910 (2007)

Optical memory: introduction by the feature editors

Mark A. Neifeld, Demetri Psaltis, and Lambertos Hesselink
Appl. Opt. 35(14) 2345-2345 (1996)

Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis: introduction to the feature issue

Terrence R. Meyer, Volker Ebert, and Wolfgang Schade
Appl. Opt. 50(4) LACSEA1-LACSEA2 (2011)

Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis: introduction to the feature issue

Volker Ebert, Thomas B. Settersten, and Dennis K. Killinger
Appl. Opt. 48(4) LACSEA1-LACSEA2 (2009)