Advanced Infrared Technology and Applications: introduction

Marija Strojnik, Mario D’Acunto, and Antoni Rogalski

Appl. Opt. 57(18), AITA1-AITA4 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison and evaluation of geometric calibration methods for infrared cameras to perform metric measurements on a plane

R. Usamentiaga, C. Ibarra-Castanedo, and X. Maldague

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D1-D10 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Performance prediction of p-i-n HgCdTe long-wavelength infrared HOT photodiodes

Antoni Rogalski, Małgorzata Kopytko, and Piotr Martyniuk

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D11-D19 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Molecular vibrations of bisphenol “S” revealed by FTIR spectroscopy and their correlation with bisphenol “A” disclosed by principal component analysis

Ramzan Ullah and Xiangzhao Wang

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D20-D26 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Light intensity and FOV-controlled adaptive fluidic iris

Chao Liu and Di Wang

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D27-D31 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (3)]

Comparative study between linear and non-linear frequency-modulated pulse-compression thermography

S. Laureti, G. Silipigni, L. Senni, R. Tomasello, P. Burrascano, and M. Ricci

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D32-D39 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Induction thermography of steel coupons with cracks

Marc Genest and Gang Li

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D40-D48 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Quantitative evaluation of active thermography using contrast-to-noise ratio

M. Švantner, L. Muzika, T. Chmelík, and J. Skála

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D49-D55 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Monte Carlo ray-trace diffraction based on the Huygens–Fresnel principle

J. R. Mahan, N. Q. Vinh, V. X. Ho, and N. B. Munir

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D56-D62 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Nondestructive testing of resistance spot welds using eddy current thermography

Abdoulaye Taram, Cyrielle Roquelet, Philip Meilland, Thomas Dupuy, Christine Kaczynski, Jean-Luc Bodnar, and Thierry Duvaut

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D63-D68 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Accurate and rapid detection of soil and fertilizer properties based on visible/near-infrared spectroscopy

Zhidan Lin, Rujing Wang, Yubing Wang, Liusan Wang, Cuiping Lu, Yang Liu, Zhengyong Zhang, and Likai Zhu

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D69-D73 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Eddy current pulsed thermography for ballistic impact evaluation in basalt-carbon hybrid composite panels

Hai Zhang, Stefano Sfarra, Ahmad Osman, Fabrizio Sarasini, Udo Netzelmann, Stefano Perilli, Clemente Ibarra-Castanedo, and Xavier P. V. Maldague

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D74-D81 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Lock-in and pulsed thermography for solar cell testing

L. Muzika, M. Švantner, and M. Kučera

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D90-D97 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Deep learning enhancement of infrared face images using generative adversarial networks

Axel-Christian Guei and Moulay Akhloufi

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D98-D107 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Noninvasive assessment of skin structure by combined photothermal radiometry and optical spectroscopy: coregistration with multiphoton microscopy

Nina Verdel, Griffin Lentsch, Mihaela Balu, Bruce J. Tromberg, and Boris Majaron

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D117-D122 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimized robotic setup for automated active thermography using advanced path planning and visibility study

J. Peeters, B. Bogaerts, S. Sels, B. Ribbens, J. J. J. Dirckx, and G. Steenackers

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D123-D129 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Attojoule-efficient graphene optical modulators

Rubab Amin, Zhizhen Ma, Rishi Maiti, Sikandar Khan, Jacob B. Khurgin, Hamed Dalir, and Volker J. Sorger

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D130-D140 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

IGA-rule 17 for performance estimation of wavelength-extended InGaAs photodetectors: validity and limitations

Yong-Gang Zhang, Yi Gu, Xing-You Chen, Ying-Jie Ma, Xue Li, Xiu-Mei Shao, Hai-Mei Gong, and Jia-Xiong Fang

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D141-D144 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Analysis of short wavelength infrared radiation during laser welding of plastics

J. Martan, J. Tesař, M. Kučera, P. Honnerová, M. Benešová, and M. Honner

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D145-D154 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Single-image-based nonuniformity correction of uncooled long-wave infrared detectors: a deep-learning approach

Zewei He, Yanpeng Cao, Yafei Dong, Jiangxin Yang, Yanlong Cao, and Christel-Löic Tisse

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D155-D164 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Dependence of temperature and far-field beam quality on substrate thickness of a spectral beam combining grating with 13.4  kW/cm²laser irradiation

Jiao Xu, Junming Chen, Peng Chen, Yonglu Wang, Yibin Zhang, Fanyu Kong, Yunxia Jin, and Jianda Shao

Appl. Opt. 57(18), D165-D170 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical scanning of laser line sensors for 3D imaging

Johannes Schlarp, Ernst Csencsics, and Georg Schitter

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5242-5248 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Diffracted radiance not proven to be fundamental quantity in nonparaxial scalar diffraction theory: comment

David E. Zissa

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 4997-4997 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimization of a multiblaze grating in reflection using a free-form profile

Bernard Sabushimike, Georges Horugavye, and Serge Habraken

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5048-5056 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Electrically tunable transmission-type beam deflector using liquid crystal with high angular resolution

Young Kim, Kanghee Won, Yunhee Kim, Jungkuen An, Hoon Song, Sunil Kim, Chil-Sung Choi, and Hong-Seok Lee

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5090-5094 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (3)]

Cylinder-type fiber-optic Vernier probe based on cascaded Fabry–Perot interferometers with a controlled FSR ratio

Lingxin Kong, Yanxin Zhang, Weigang Zhang, Yunshan Zhang, Lin Yu, Tieyi Yan, and Pengcheng Geng

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5043-5047 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Grating-assisted-cylindrical-resonant-cavities interlayer coupler

Congshan Wan, Thomas K. Gaylord, and Muhannad S. Bakir

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5079-5089 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Demonstration of 40  GBaud intradyne transmission through worst-case atmospheric turbulence conditions for geostationary satellite uplink

Philip Conroy, Janis Surof, Juraj Poliak, and Ramon Mata Calvo

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5095-5101 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Dynamics simulation and experiment of smooth end face grinding on photonic crystal fiber

Kun Zhao, Bo Zhang, Di Feng, and Ningfang Song

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5102-5111 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Study on the Shupe error of the elliptic fiber coil

Jianhui Zhao, Fan Xu, Fan Li, Jing Xue, and He Xu

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5210-5216 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Beat noise reduction utilizing the transient acoustic-wave response of an optical fiber in Brillouin grating-based optical low coherence reflectometry

Kazumasa Takada and Shin-ichi Satoh

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5235-5241 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Active depth estimation from defocus using a camera array

Tianyang Tao, Qian Chen, Shijie Feng, Yan Hu, and Chao Zuo

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 4960-4967 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Calibration method for division of focal plane polarimeters

Huang Fei, Fan-Ming Li, Wei-Cong Chen, Rui Zhang, and Chao-Shuai Chen

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 4992-4996 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Ultra-high-speed indirect x-ray imaging system with versatile spatiotemporal sampling capabilities

Emilio M. Escauriza, Margie P. Olbinado, Michael E. Rutherford, David J. Chapman, John C. Z. Jonsson, Alexander Rack, and Daniel E. Eakins

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5004-5010 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Compressed sensing hyperspectral imaging in the 0.9–2.5  μm shortwave infrared wavelength range using a digital micromirror device and InGaAs linear array detector

Md Masud Parvez Arnob, Hung Nguyen, Zhu Han, and Wei-Chuan Shih

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5019-5024 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Interference reduction using pattern modulation and demodulation for light-coding depth cameras

Yu Pan, Rong Ke Liu, Qiu Chen Du, and Chang Wen Chen

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5186-5195 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Two-dimensional shape retrieval from the interferometric out-of-focus image of a nonspherical particle—Part I: theory

Huanhuan Shen, Lingyuan Wu, Yanglong Li, and Weiping Wang

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 4968-4976 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Forward fiber Fourier transform spectrometer modeling and design with PZT phase modulation real-time compensation

Qinrui Cheng, Fajie Duan, Tingting Huang, and Jindong Wang

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5025-5035 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

High-precision calibration method for shear ratio based on the shearing wavefront feature extraction of a phase plate

Rui Zhang, Yongying Yang, Zijian Liang, Jiabin Jiang, and Tong Ling

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5121-5129 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Precise and robust binocular camera calibration based on multiple constraints

Xia Liu, Zhenyu Liu, Guifang Duan, Jin Cheng, Xuetao Jiang, and Jianrong Tan

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5130-5140 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical design of a distributed zoom concentric multiscale meteorological instrument

Yang Shen, Hu Wang, Chenchen Wang, Pan Yue, Yaoke Xue, Zhe Bai, and Xuewu Fan

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5168-5179 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

High-accuracy measurement of the focal length and distortion of optical systems based on interferometry

Guoqing Yang, Liang Miao, Xin Zhang, Chuang Sun, and Yanfeng Qiao

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5217-5223 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Continuously tunable true-time delay lines based on a one-dimensional grating waveguide for beam steering in phased array antennas

Gencheng Wang, Tingge Dai, Jianfei Jiang, Xiaoqing Guo, Bei Chen, Yuehai Wang, Hui Yu, Xiaoqing Jiang, and Jianyi Yang

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 4998-5003 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Reusable thin-film all-polymer couplers for vertical light coupling to single-mode waveguides

Pei Li, Alex Dorn, Maher Rezem, Kirsten Honnef, and Hans Zappe

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5161-5167 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Size effect of WSe₂ on red passively Q-switched fiber laser output performance

Duanduan Wu, Zhenrong Guo, Jian Peng, Jian Weng, Zhiping Cai, and Huiying Xu

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 4955-4959 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Elemental composition analysis of granite rocks using LIBS and LA-TOF-MS

Zeshan Adeel Umar, Nasar Ahmed, Rizwan Ahmed, Usman Liaqat, and Muhammad Aslam Baig

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 4985-4991 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

870  fs, 448  kHz pulses from an all-polarization-maintaining Yb-doped fiber laser with a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror

Shangming Ou, Guanyu Liu, Liang Guo, Zhigang Zhang, and Qingmao Zhang

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5068-5071 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Numerical analysis of a multi-pass pumping Yb:YAG thick-disk laser with minimal heat generation

Wenguang Zhao, Guangzhi Zhu, Yongqian Chen, Biaoping Gu, Mu Wang, and Jing Dong

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5141-5149 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Octave-spanning optical frequency comb based on a laser-diode pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:KYW laser for optical frequency measurement

Masatoshi Mitaki, Kazuhiko Sugiyama, and Masao Kitano

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5150-5160 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Ultrashort pulse generation with an erbium-doped fiber laser ring cavity based on a copper oxide saturable absorber

Sinan Abdulhameed Sadeq, Sulaiman Wadi Harun, and Abdul Hadi Al-Janabi

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5180-5185 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

High-power tunable low-noise coherent source at 1.06  μm based on a surface-emitting semiconductor laser

Baptiste Chomet, Jian Zhao, Laurence Ferrieres, Mikhael Myara, Germain Guiraud, Grégoire Beaudoin, Vincent Lecocq, Isabelle Sagnes, Nicholas Traynor, Giorgio Santarelli, Stephane Denet, and Arnaud Garnache

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5224-5229 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Theoretical investigation of the regenerative amplification of ultrashort pulses in a high-pressure transverse electric CO₂ laser

Alireza Pezh and Hossein Saghafifar

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5249-5256 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Liquid crystal lens with corrected wavefront asymmetry

Louis Begel and Tigran Galstian

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5072-5078 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

All-optical wavelength conversion for telecommunication mode-division multiplexing signals in integrated silicon waveguides

Zijun Xu, Qiang Jin, Zhihua Tu, and Shiming Gao

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5036-5042 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

In-plane coupled Fabry–Perot micro-cavities based on Si-air Bragg mirrors: a theoretical and practical study

Mohamed N. Ali, Yasser M. Sabry, Frédéric Marty, Tarik Bourouina, Khaled A. Kirah, and Diaa Khalil

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5112-5120 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Large-area flexible infrared nanowire grid polarizer fabricated using nanoimprint lithography

Weidong Kang, Jinkui Chu, Xiangwei Zeng, and Yuanyi Fan

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5230-5234 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Ray refraction in uniaxial crystals by Fermat’s principle

Pengqian Wang

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 4950-4954 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Second-order interferometric autocorrelation for measuring group velocity dispersion and pulse broadening of femtosecond pulses

Mojtaba Narimousa, Mohammad Sabaeian, Seyed Mehdi Mousavi Ghahfarrokhi, and Omid Panahi

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5011-5018 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Temperature field investigation of hydrogen/air and syngas/air axisymmetric laminar flames using Mach–Zehnder interferometry

Sadrollah Karaminejad, Mohammad Hossein Askari, and Mehdi Ashjaee

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5057-5067 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

1.6:1 bandwidth two-layer antireflection structure for silicon matched to the 190–310  GHz atmospheric window

Fabien Defrance, Cecile Jung-Kubiak, Jack Sayers, Jake Connors, Clare deYoung, Matthew I. Hollister, Hiroshige Yoshida, Goutam Chattopadhyay, Sunil R. Golwala, and Simon J. E. Radford

Appl. Opt. 57(18), 5196-5209 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF