Tough Times and Good News: editorial

Ron Driggers

Appl. Opt. 59(29), ED3-ED3 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Appearance of circularly polarized light in an atmosphere–ocean system

James T. Adams

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9174-9184 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

All-fiber 1125 nm spectrally selected subnanosecond source

Irina V. Zhluktova, Serafima A. Filatova, Anton I. Trikshev, Vladimir A. Kamynin, and Vladimir B. Tsvetkov

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9081-9086 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Research on multi-parameter characteristics of a PCF sensor modified by GO composite films

Jiaxin Li, Zhengrong Tong, Weihua Zhang, and Jingwei Liu

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9216-9224 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Practical interrogation scheme for the abrupt taper Mach–Zehnder interferometer refractive index sensor

Xiaoyu Gong and Scott S.-H. Yam

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9243-9247 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Few-mode fiber-embedded long-period fiber grating for simultaneous measurement of refractive index and temperature

Shuo Zhang, Xiang Li, Huiwen Niu, Qi Yan, Cuiting Sun, Feng Peng, Yiwei Ma, Kai Zhang, Tao Geng, Wenlei Yang, Weimin Sun, and Libo Yuan

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9248-9253 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Lossy mode resonance in an etched-out optical fiber taper covered by a thin ITO layer

E. I. Golant, A. B. Pashkovskii, and K. M. Golant

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9254-9258 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Feature extraction algorithm of precession target based on image length and Doppler broadening

Bingchen Li, Di Mo, Ziqi Song, Ning Wang, Ran Wang, Miao Lin, and Shiqiang Li

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9098-9103 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

X-ray attenuation models to account for beam hardening in computed tomography

Q. Yang, W. K. Fullagar, G. R. Myers, S. J. Latham, T. Varslot, A. P. Sheppard, and A. M. Kingston

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9126-9136 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

High-speed scanning chromatic confocal sensor for 3-D imaging with modeling-free learning control

Shingo Ito, Mathias Poik, Ernst Csencsics, Johannes Schlarp, and Georg Schitter

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9234-9242 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

3D reconstruction of objects with occlusion and surface reflection using a dual monocular structured light system

Kejing He, Congying Sui, Congyi Lyu, Zerui Wang, and Yunhui Liu

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9259-9271 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Passive UV imaging polarimeter

Samuel Pellicori, Elliot Burke, Carol Martinez, and R. Fernandez-Borda

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9137-9151 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhanced Fourier-transform method for high-density fringe analysis by iterative spectrum narrowing

Shigeru Nakayama, Hidemitsu Toba, Naoki Fujiwara, Takashi Gemma, and Mitsuo Takeda

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9159-9164 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Design and analysis of full-scale scanning system for curved glass based on motion and 3D features

Peng Wang, Yulin Fan, Guodong Chen, Wenzheng Chi, Zhenhua Wang, and Lining Sun

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9195-9205 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (5)]

Unambiguous measurement range and error tolerance in dual-wavelength interferometry

Xiaoting Guo, Xiaojun Liu, Zili Lei, Cheng Chen, and Wenjun Yang

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9272-9278 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (2)]

2.8 µm passively Q-switched Er:ZBLAN fiber laser with an Sb saturable absorber mirror

Jintao Wang, Jincheng Wei, Wenjun Liu, Peiguang Yan, Chunyu Guo, Chuanxiang Ye, Linzhong Xia, and Shuangchen Ruan

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9165-9168 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Influence of optical forces induced by paraxial vortex Gaussian beams on the formation of a microrelief on carbazole-containing azopolymer films

Svetlana N. Khonina, Andrey V. Ustinov, Sergey G. Volotovskiy, Nikolay A. Ivliev, and Vladimir V. Podlipnov

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9185-9194 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Fabrication of a micro-lens array for improving depth-of-field of integral imaging 3D display

Yuyan Peng, Xiongtu Zhou, Yongai Zhang, and Tailiang Guo

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9104-9107 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Design of a chromatic confocal displacement sensor integrated with an optical laser head

A. Zakrzewski, M. Ćwikła, P. Koruba, P. Jurewicz, and J. Reiner

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9108-9117 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Circuit level implementation of photonic crystal devices

Mohammad Hasan Rezaei and Mohammad Hasan Yavari

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9206-9215 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Size-dependent optical-electrical characteristics of blue GaN/InGaN micro-light-emitting diodes

Wenya Tian and Junhui Li

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9225-9232 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Quantitative analysis of analytical elements in Al-In-Sn-O thin film based on comprehensive calibration curves using picosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Shiming Liu, Qing Gao, Jiasen Wu, Yangmei Xin, Junshan Xiu, Zhao Li, and Huiqiang Liu

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9152-9158 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhanced terahertz modulation using a plasmonic perfect absorber based on black phosphorus

Shuqi Wang, Shuangluan Li, Yuanguo Zhou, Jianping Huang, Qiang Ren, Jianming Zhuo, and Yijun Cai

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9279-9283 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Polarized light scattering measurements as a means to characterize particle size and composition of natural assemblages of marine particles: publisher’s note

Daniel Koestner, Dariusz Stramski, and Rick A. Reynolds

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9233-9233 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

High-order DBR semiconductor lasers: effect of grating parameters on grating performance: publisher’s note

Siyu E, Yinli Zhou, Xing Zhang, Jianwei Zhang, Youwen Huang, Yugang Zeng, Jinjiang Cui, Yun Liu, Yongqiang Ning, and Lijun Wang

Appl. Opt. 59(29), 9284-9284 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF