20 July 1996, Volume 35, Issue 21, pp. 3979-4303  
40 articles

Feature issue on applied spectroscopy for sensors and chemical analysis: introduction

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 3991-3991 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Tunable infrared laser detection of pyrolysis products of explosives in soils

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 3992-3997 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene detection by laser-photofragmentation–laser-induced fluorescence

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 3998-4003 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Quantitative measurements by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy of toxic gas production during inhibition of JP-8 fires by CF3Br and C3F7H

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4004-4008 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Crank-angle-resolved laser-induced fluorescence imaging of NO in a spark-ignition engine at 248 nm and correlations to flame front propagation and pressure release

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4009-4017 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of tunable diode laser diagnostics for temperature and species concentration profiles of inhibited low-pressure flames

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4018-4025 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Tunable diode-laser absorption measurements of methane at elevated temperatures

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4026-4032 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Thermally assisted fluorescence of laser-excited OH A2Σ+ as a flame diagnostic tool

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4033-4040 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Ultrasensitive, visible tunable diode laser detection of NO2

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4053-4058 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Tunable diode-laser absorption measurements of NO2 near 670 and 395 nm

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4059-4064 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Photoacoustic spectroscopy on trace gases with continuously tunable CO2 laser

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4065-4085 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Rational design of fiber-optic probes for visible and pulsed-ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4086-4095 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Microspectrometer with slab-waveguide transmission gratings

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4096-4101 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Kramers–Kronig analysis of molecular evanescent-wave absorption spectra obtained by multimode step-index optical fibers

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4102-4111 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser bandwidth effects in quantitative cavity ring-down spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4112-4116 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy for chemical sensors

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4117-4123 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Microwave characteristics of polymer electro-optic modulators

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4124-4127 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Monolithic formation of thin films on the vertical surface of a substrate by a dual-ion-beam sputtering technique

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4128-4132 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Internal reflection sensors with high angular resolution

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4133-4141 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Wigner distribution function in nonlinear optics

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4142-4146 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Precise and versatile formula for birefringent filters

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4147-4151 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Precisely tunable, narrow-band pulsed dye laser

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4152-4158 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Chromium-doped forsterite: the influence of crystal characteristics on laser performance

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4159-4165 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

TECHNICAL NOTE Improved frequency stability of an external cavity diode laser by eliminating temperature and pressure effects

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4166-4168 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Atmospheric thermometry for metallic surfaces by laser-induced second-harmonic generation

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4169-4172 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Contrast and signal-to-noise ratio in long-distance starlight imaging

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4173-4179 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimum detection of multiple vapor materials with frequency-agile lidar

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4180-4193 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Marine asymptotic daylight field: effects of inelastic processes

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4194-4205 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Precision pointing and tracking through random media by exploitation of the enhanced backscatter phenomenon

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4220-4228 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Radiative transfer model: matrix operator method

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4229-4237 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Processing wave-front-sensor slope measurements using artificial neural networks

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4238-4251 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectroturbidimetry of fractal clusters: test of density correlation function cutoff

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4261-4270 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Approximations to extinction from randomly oriented circular and elliptical cylinders

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4271-4282 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Far-field scattering of an axisymmetric laser beam of arbitrary profile by an on-axis spherical particle

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4283-4290 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Applicability of regular particle shapes in light scattering calculations for atmospheric ice particles

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4291-4296 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF

Determination of aerosol parameters from light-scattering data using an inverse Monte Carlo technique

Appl. Opt. 35(21), 4297-4303 (1996)  View: HTML | PDF