Compact optical pulse train generator

Edward J. Beiting

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2642-2644 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

NASA Patter

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2645-2656 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Photoacoustic spectroscopy of C₂H₄ with a tunable waveguide CO₂ laser

Ari Ólafsson, Mads Hammerich, and Jes Henningsen

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2657-2668 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Cavity-enhanced photothermal spectroscopy: dynamics, sensitivity, and spatial resolution

H. A. Schuessler, S. H. Chen, Z. Rong, Z. C. Tang, and E. C. Benck

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2669-2677 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Long-time behavior of photon diffusion in an absorbing medium: application to time-resolved spectroscopy

John C. Haselgrove, John C. Schotland, and John S. Leigh

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2678-2683 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Picosecond time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy using a regenerative amplifier

T. M. Jedju, M. W. Roberson, and L. Rothberg

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2684-2691 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

y y¯ Diagram, a powerful optical design method for laser systems

David Kessler and Roland V. Shack

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2692-2707 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Experimental investigation of Bessel beam characteristics

Y. Lin, W. Seka, J. H. Eberly, H. Huang, and D. L. Brown

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2708-2713 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Vector formalism for circularly symmetric laser beams

F. Bloisi and L. Vicari

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2714-2718 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Mode-locking operation of a pulsed Nd:YAG laser with F₂⁻:LiF color-center crystal in a dual configuration

W. de Rossi, F. E. Costa, N. D. Vieira, N. U. Wetter, S. P. Morato, T. T. Basiev, V. A. Konyushkin, and S. B. Mirov

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2719-2721 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Characterization of the transverse modes in a laser beam: analysis and application to a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser

Antonello Cutolo, Alessandra Esposito, Tommaso Isernia, Rocco Pierri, and Luigi Zeni

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2722-2733 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Method for pumping a Ti:sapphire laser with a stable resonator copper vapor laser

K. Takehisa and A. Miki

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2734-2737 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser power beams obtained by the dynamic selection of emitting elements in an array

M. D. Williams

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2738-2742 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Method for obtaining a collimated near-unity aspect ratio output beam from a DFB-GSE laser with good beam quality

So Kuen Liew and Nils W. Carlson

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2743-2746 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Efficient second harmonic generation in β-barium borate by a diffraction-limited copper vapor laser

R. Pini, R. Salimbeni, G. Toci, and M. Vannini

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2747-2751 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Nonlinear total internal reflection through the thermoplastic effect

F. Bloisi, L. Vicari, and F. Simoni

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2752-2756 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced bubble trapping in liquids and its effect on light thermal blooming

A. Marcano O

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2757-2764 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Analysis of lens and zone plate combinations for achromatic focusing of ultrashort laser pulses

T. E. Sharp and P. J. Wisoff

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2765-2769 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Dual focal point electro-optic lens with a Fresnel-zone plate on a PLZT ceramic

Tsuyoshi Tatebayashi, Takashi Yamamoto, and Heihachi Sato

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2770-2775 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Triangularly phase-modulated optical fiber ring resonator sensor

Pie-Yau Chien and Ci-Ling Pan

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2776-2779 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of the coupled-mode theory to a specialized graded-index optical fiber coupler

Walter K. Kahn and Salama A. Saleh

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2780-2790 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Aging of plastic scintillating fibers

Henry Blumenfeld and Michel Bourdinaud

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2791-2795 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical waveguides fabricated by ion exchange in high-index commercial glasses

Jens Johansson, Gnon Djanta, and Jean-Louis Coutaz

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2796-2799 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Analysis and fabrication of overlapping-electrode designs for poling and modulating channels in polymer thin films

Robert Mustacich, Michael Gilbert, Ronald Finn, and Catherine Swann

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2800-2806 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Simple measurement technique for the coupling coefficient of integrated optical directional couplers

K. Kishioka and G. L. Yip

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2807-2813 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Techniques for measuring small changes in the intensity of a pulsed laser

Jacek Borysow, Hossein Golnabi, Roger H. Taylor, and J. W. Keto

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2814-2819 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Stray-light suppression with high-collection efficiency in laser light-scattering experiments

K. Deilamian, J. D. Gillaspy, and D. E. Kelleher

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2820-2824 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Infrared multiple-photon dissociation by an unfocused beam in an optically thick medium: an analytical method for reaction yields

Shuji Kato and Kazuo Takeuchi

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2825-2830 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurements of OH concentration in flames at high pressure by two-optical path laser-induced fluorescence

Pascale Desgroux, Eric Domingues, and Marie-Joseph Cottereau

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2831-2838 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Rayleigh–Brillouin scattering to determine one-dimensional temperature and number density profiles of a gas flow field

James A. Lock, Richard G. Seasholtz, and W. Trevor John

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2839-2848 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurements of atomic sodium in flames by asynchronous optical sampling: theory and experiment

Gregory J. Fiechtner, Galen B. King, Normand M. Laurendeau, and F. E. Lytle

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2849-2864 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Branch cuts in the phase function

David L. Fried and Jeffrey L. Vaughn

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2865-2882 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Terrain segmentation using laser radar range data

Dietmar Letalick, Mille Millnert, and Ingmar Renhorn

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2883-2890 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimal truncation and optical efficiency of an apertured coherent lidar focused on an incoherent backscatter target

Barry J. Rye and Rod G. Frehlich

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2891-2899 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Remote biodetection performance of a pulsed monostatic lidar system

Eugene Yee, P. R. Kosteniuk, G. Roy, and B. T. N. Evans

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2900-2913 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Simulated polarization diversity lidar returns from water and precipitating mixed phase clouds

Kenneth Sassen, Hongjie Zhao, and Gregory C. Dodd

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2914-2923 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Light scattering by Prorocentrum micans: a new method and results

K. D. Lofflus, M. S. Quinby-Hunt, A. J. Hunt, F. Livolant, and M. Maestre

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2924-2931 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Reliability of the polar nephelometer for the measurement of visibility in fog

G. Tonna and K. S. Shifrin

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2932-2941 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical levitation experiments to assess the validity of the generalized Lorenz–Mie theory

F. Guilloteau, G. Gréhan, and G. Gouesbet

Appl. Opt. 31(15), 2942-2951 (1992)  View: HTML | PDF