Interpretation of reflection and transmission spectra for thin films: transmission

Kiyoshi Yamamoto and Hatsuo Ishida

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4177-4185 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Fundamental performance comparison of a Hartmann and a shearing interferometer wave-front sensor

Byron M. Welsh, Brent L. Ellerbroek, Michael C. Roggemann, and Timothy L. Pennington

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4186-4195 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

1.2-μm transitions in erbium-doped fibers: the possibility of quasi-distributed temperature sensors

Eric Maurice, Gérard Monnom, D. B. Ostrowsky, and G. W. Baxter

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4196-4199 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Performance analyses of an infrared single-mode all-fiber-optic Fourier-transform spectrometer

Peiqian Zhao, J.-M. Mariotti, P. Léna, V. Coudé du Foresto, and G. Mazé

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4200-4209 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Vector modes of lasers with radially birefringent elements

Thomas R. Ferguson

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4210-4216 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Representation of birefringent filters by directly composed 4 × 4 matrices

Thomas Mavrudis, Jürgen Mentel, and Michael Schumann

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4217-4227 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Investigation of unstable resonators with a variable-reflectivity mirror based on a radial birefringent filter for high-average-power solid-state lasers

S. Kurtev and O. Denchev

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4228-4234 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Interferometer for optical coupling and mode selection in a multichannel laser array

Yuri A. Rubinov

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4235-4239 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Geometry-induced fluorescence resonances in small lossy capillaries

Boyd V. Hunter and William S. Bickel

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4240-4247 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Extraordinary-mode refractive-index change produced by the linear electro-optic effect in LiNbO₃ and reverse-poled LiNbO₃

Anthony J. Servizzi, Joseph T. Boyd, S. Sriram, and Stuart A. Kingsley

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4248-4255 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Polarization control of a Q-switched, diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser

Christopher Lowrie, Aaron Zygmunt, Amy Crout, Yongsong Liu, and John R. Thompson

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4256-4260 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Plasma treatment for restoration of dielectric multilayer mirrors in short-wavelength free-electron lasers

Kawakatsu Yamada, Tetsuo Yamazaki, Takashi Shimizu, Norihiro Sei, and Tomohisa Mikado

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4261-4265 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Compact, magneto-optic Q-switched, neodymium-doped bismuth germinate crystal (Nd:BGO) laser pumped by a laser diode

F. Z. Zhou, W. T. Hu, Y. M. Chen, Z. S. Li, L. Q. Shen, X. Q. Fen, G. Q. Hu, and Z. W. Yin

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4266-4268 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Development of an intracavity-summed multiple-wavelength Nd:YAG laser for a rugged, solid-state sodium lidar system

R. W. Farley and P. D. Dao

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4269-4273 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Trident: a versatile high-power Nd:glass laser facility for inertial confinement fusion experiments

N. K. Moncur, R. P. Johnson, R. G. Watt, and R. B. Gibson

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4274-4283 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectroscopic analysis of Tm³⁺ in PbO-Bi₂O₃-Ga₂O₃ glass

Jon Heo, Yong Beom Shin, and Joo Nyung Jang

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4284-4289 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Diode-pumped, room-temperature Tm:LuAG laser

Norman P. Barnes, Mahendra G. Jani, and Ralph L. Hutcheson

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4290-4294 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

High-efficiency, argon-laser-pumped Nd:YLF laser system

E. P. Maldonado, I. M. Ranieri, N. D. Vieira, and S. P. Morato

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4295-4297 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Intracavity frequency doubling and Q switching in diode-laser-pumped Nd:YVO₄ lasers

Takunori Taira and Takao Kobayashi

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4298-4301 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Modal properties of an external diode-laser-array cavity with diffractive mode-selecting mirrors

James R. Leger, Greg Mowry, and Xu Li

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4302-4311 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Influence of optical fibers on the spectrum of transmitted light-emitting-diode radiation

Jiří Zavadil, Tomáš Honc, and Jiří Čtyroký

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4312-4315 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

External-cavity diode lasers with different devices and collimating optics

D. M. Kane and A. P. Willis

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4316-4325 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Intrinsic optical bistability in layered crystals

Bozena Ratajska-Gadomska and Wojciech Gadomski

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4326-4330 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Analysis of beam propagation in thick nonlinear media

Jian-Guo Tian, Wei-Ping Zang, Cun-Zhou Zhang, and Guangyin Zhang

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4331-4336 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Generation of multifrequency laser emission quasi equally spaced throughout the entire visible region

Satoshi Ohtake, Shigetaka Yoshikawa, and Totaro Imasaka

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4337-4342 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Short-pulse range-gated optical imaging in turbid water

E. A. McLean, H. R. Burris, and M. P. Strand

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4343-4351 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Theoretical and experimental investigations of loss behavior in the infrared in quartz hollow waveguides with rough inner surfaces

Kunihiro Takatani, Yuji Matsuura, and Mitsunobu Miyagi

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4352-4357 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Nonlinear totally reflecting prism coupler: thermomechanic effects and intensity-dependent refractive index of thin films

Hervé Rigneault, François Flory, and Serge Monneret

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4358-4369 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Slot-electrode optical modulator using KTiOPO₄

A. A. Godil, H. Kikuchi, T. Fukui, and S. Kubota

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4370-4372 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Stray magnetic-field response of linear birefringent optical current sensors

Trevor W. MacDougall and Ted F. Hutchinson

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4373-4379 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Interferometric antenna response for gravitational-wave detection

R. Del Fabbro and V. Montelatici

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4380-4396 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Modeling the performance of an integrating-cavity absorption meter: theory and calculations for a spherical cavity

J. T. O. Kirk

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4397-4408 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Paint removal using lasers

Katherine Liu and Elsa Garmire

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4409-4415 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Aerosol-profile measurements in the lower troposphere with four-wavelength bistatic argon–ion lidar

P. C. S. Devara, P. Ernest Raj, and G. Pandithurai

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4416-4425 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectroradiometer with wedge interference filters (SWIF): measurements of the spectral optical depths at Mauna Loa Observatory

Oleg B. Vasilyev, Amando Leyva, Agustin Muhila, Mauro Valdes, Ricardo Peralta, Anatoliy P. Kovalenko, Ronald M. Welch, Todd A. Berendes, Vladilen Yu. Isakov, Yuri P. Kulikovskiy, Sergey S. Sokolov, Nikolay N. Strepanov, Sergey S. Gulidov, and Wolfgang von Hoyningen-Huene

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4426-4436 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Signal linearity, gain stability, and gating in photomultipliers: application to differential absorption lidars

Michael P. Bristow, Donald H. Bundy, and Anthony G. Wright

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4437-4452 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Monte Carlo simulation of the atmospheric point-spread function with an application to correction for the adjacency effect

Phillip N. Reinersman and Kendall L. Carder

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4453-4471 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Improvement of differential optical absorption spectroscopy with a multichannel scanning technique

Theo Brauers, Martin Hausmann, Uwe Brandenburger, and Hans-Peter Dorn

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4472-4479 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Simple relationships for the Ångström parameter of disperse systems

Kusiel S. Shifrin

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4480-4485 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Aerosol features retrieved from solar aureole data: a simulation study concerning a turbid atmosphere

G. Tonna, T. Nakajima, and R. Rao

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4486-4499 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of Sun photometer calibration by use of the Langley technique and the standard lamp

Beat Schmid and Christoph Wehrli

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4500-4512 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Rotational Raman scattering (Ring effect) in satellite backscatter ultraviolet measurements

Joanna Joiner, Pawan K. Bhartia, Richard P. Cebula, Ernest Hilsenrath, Richard D. McPeters, and Hongwoo Park

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4513-4525 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Simultaneous daytime measurements of the atmospheric coherence diameter r₀ with three different methods

D. S. Acton

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4526-4529 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Digital imaging technique for optical emission spectroscopy of a hydrogen arcjet plume

Ron J. Litchford and Wim M. Ruyten

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4530-4541 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

New calibration method for the determination of the absolute density of CH radicals through laser-induced fluorescence

M. Engelhard, W. Jacob, W. Möller, and A. W. Koch

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4542-4551 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Effect of an electrostatic field on the optical properties of a cloud of dielectric particles

E. Fucile, F. Borghese, P. Denti, and R. Saija

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4552-4562 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of the Gauss–Seidel spherical polarized radiative transfer code with other radiative transfer codes

B. M. Herman, T. R. Caudill, D. E. Flittner, K. J. Thome, and A. Ben-David

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4563-4572 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Electromagnetic scattering by an aggregate of spheres

Yu-lin Xu

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4573-4588 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Scattering of light by bispheres with touching and separated components

Michael I. Mishchenko, Daniel W. Mackowski, and Larry D. Travis

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4589-4599 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Development of an algorithm for corneal reshaping with a scanning laser beam

Fabrice Manns, Jin-Hui Shen, Per Söderberg, Takaaki Matsui, and Jean-Marie Parel

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4600-4608 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurements of the optical properties of tissue in conjunction with photodynamic therapy

Annika M. K. Nilsson, Roger Berg, and Stefan Andersson-Engels

Appl. Opt. 34(21), 4609-4619 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF