1 January 1978, Volume 68, Issue 1, pp. 1-148  
27 articles

Frederic Ives Medalist for 1977Emil Wolf

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 1-5 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Coherence and radiometry

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 6-17 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Statistical analysis of Bragg reflectors

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 18-27 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Operations on ultrashort pulses using “flat” lenses

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 28-32 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Evaporated films of arsenic trisulfide: Dependence of optical properties on light exposure and heat cycling

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 32-38 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Aberration balancing for grating mountings with large aberrations

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 38-41 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Classification of Be i-like and B i-like iron and vanadium spectra from laser-produced plasmas

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 48-51 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

First ionization potentials of lanthanides by laser spectroscopy

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 52-61 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectra of alkali metal vapor and noble gas flashlamps

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 62-67 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Modal compensation of atmospheric turbulence phase distortion

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 78-87 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

On the problem of phase from intensity measurements

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 87-92 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Restoring with maximum entropy. III. Poisson sources and backgrounds

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 93-103 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Gaussian approximation of the fundamental modes of graded-index fibers

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 103-109 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Generalized parameters for tunneling ray attenuation in optical fibers

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 110-116 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Spatial summation effects on two-component grating thresholds

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 116-121 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Colorimetric data for samples of OSA uniform color scales

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 121-130 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

A numerical study of scattering by large dielectric spheres

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 130-134 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

The range of validity of the Rayleigh and Thomson limits for Lorenz-Mie scattering

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 135-137 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Design of three-layer equivalent films

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 137-139 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Phase estimates from slope-type wave-front sensors

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 139-140 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Brightness exponent for the periphery in the Bloch region

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 140-142 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

Book Reviews

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 143-146 (1978)  View: HTML | PDF

From the Executive Office

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 147-147 (1978)  View: PDF

Technical Calendar

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 147_1-147 (1978)  View: PDF

Editor’s Page: More On The New Copyright Law

J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1), 148-148 (1978)  View: PDF