High-finesse interferometers

K. S. Repasky, L. E. Watson, and J. L. Carlsten

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2615-2618 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Experimental study of a model digital space optical communication system with new quantum devices

Tang Junxiong, Wang Qingji, Li Yimin, Zhang Liang, Gan Jianhua, Duan Minghao, Kong Jiankun, and Zheng Lemin

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2619-2622 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Neural network pattern recognition of thermal-signature spectra for chemical defense

Arthur H. Carrieri and Pascal I. Lim

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2623-2635 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Vapor-detection sensitivity as a function of spectral resolution for a single Lorentzian band

Dennis F. Flanigan

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2636-2639 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Instrumentation for multistep excitation of lithium atoms to Rydberg states

Chun-ho Iu, Gerald D. Stevens, and Harold Metcalf

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2640-2644 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Formulation of a dimensionless overlap fraction to account for spectrally distributed interactions in fluorescence studies

William P. Partridge and Normand M. Laurendeau

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2645-2647 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Mie scattering from a sonoluminescing air bubble in water

W. J. Lentz, Anthony A. Atchley, and D. Felipe Gaitan

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2648-2654 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Transverse modes in laser cavities terminating in reflective multipass interferometers

E. Nichelatti and G. Salvetti

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2655-2658 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Numerical modeling of short-pulse excimer lasers with negative branch unstable cavities

H. Fang and M. R. Perrone

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2659-2664 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Design of beam-shaping optics

Joseph Braat

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2665-2670 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Raman-amplification and polarization-dependence measurement in a methane Raman shifter seeded by a liquid Raman oscillator

Chun-Soo Go, Jai-Hyung Lee, and Joon-Sung Chang

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2671-2677 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Transient thermal lens in a ZnGeP₂ crystal

J. E. Tucker, C. L. Marquardt, S. R. Bowman, and B. J. Feldman

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2678-2682 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Direct calculation of the moments of the distribution of photon time of flight in tissue with a finite-element method

Simon R. Arridge and Martin Schweiger

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2683-2687 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical parametric amplification of femtosecond pulses tunable from the blue to the infrared with microjoule energies

Scott R. Greenfield and Michael R. Wasielewski

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2688-2691 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Planar optical waveguides coupled by means of Bragg scattering

M. P. Bakhturin, L. A. Chernozatonskii, and D. K. Gramotnev

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2692-2703 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of the transmission line matrix method to the analysis of slab and channel optical waveguides

S. M. Moniri-Ardakani and E. N. Glytsis

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2704-2711 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Thomson-scattering diagnostic on the Frascati tokamak upgrade

F. Orsitto, A. Brusadin, E. Giovannozzi, D. Santi, R. Bartiromo, and P. Pizzolati

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2712-2720 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Discrepancies between two formulations of signal-to-noise ratio for background-limited detection

Dennis F. Flanigan

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2721-2723 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Simulation study of the remote sensing of optical and microphysical properties of cirrus clouds from satellite IR measurements

Lisheng Xu and Jianyun Zhang

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2724-2736 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Differential optical absorption spectrometer for measurement of tropospheric pollutants

F. Evangelisti, A. Baroncelli, P. Bonasoni, G. Giovanelli, and F. Ravegnani

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2737-2744 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Remote sensing of crop parameters with a polarized, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser

James E. Kalshoven, Michael R. Tierney, Craig S. T. Daughtry, and James E. McMurtrey

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2745-2749 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Instrument self-shading in underwater optical measurements: experimental data

G. Zibordi and G. M. Ferrari

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2750-2754 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Influence of lower stratospheric aerosol variations on guidestar performance

D. A. Nahrstedt

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2755-2764 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Rayleigh-scattering calculations for the terrestrial atmosphere

Anthony Bucholtz

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2765-2773 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimum truncation of a Gaussian beam for propagation through atmospheric turbulence

H. T. Yura

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2774-2779 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Simultaneous coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering and two-dimensional laser Rayleigh thermometry in a contained technical swirl combustor

S. Kampmann, T. Seeger, and A. Leipertz

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2780-2786 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Quantitative species measurements in microgravity flames with near-IR diode lasers

Joel A. Silver, Daniel J. Kane, and Paul S. Greenberg

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2787-2801 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Multiple-scattering transmission and an effective average photon path length of a plane-parallel beam in a homogeneous medium

Avishai Ben-David

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2802-2810 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of the exact solution for scattering by an infinite cylinder to the estimation of scattering by a finite cylinder

Ru T. Wang and H. C. van de Hulst

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2811-2821 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF

Parametric study of the absorption cross section for a moderately conducting thin cylinder

Kristan P. Gurton and Charles W. Bruce

Appl. Opt. 34(15), 2822-2828 (1995)  View: HTML | PDF