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B. J. Howell, I. J. Abramovitz, A. Brunsting, J. A. Decker, D. C. Gilkeson, R. L. Hilliard, S. F. Jacobs, P. M. Kuhn, W. H. Lee, D. C. Leiner, E. Loewen, A. Mann, S. D. Miles, H. Miranda, G. L. Mitchell, L. S. Sadovnik, R. Kingslake, D. L. Sullivan, S. K. Tchejeyan, and D. E. Williamson

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8081-8084 (1997)  View: PDF

Directional narrowing of the diffractive pattern through a combination of spherical and spiral optical elements within a single aperture

Z. Jaroszewicz, J. Morales, C. Ramirez, and M. Sypek

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8085-8090 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurement of the three-dimensional intensity distribution in the neighborhood of a paraxial focus

G. P. Karman, A. van Duijl, M. W. Beijersbergen, and J. P. Woerdman

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8091-8095 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Concealed holographic coding for security applications by using a moiré technique

Xiangsu Zhang, Erik Dalsgaard, Shou Liu, Hongkai Lai, and Jinzhen Chen

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8096-8097 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

General methods for generating phase-shifting interferometry algorithms

D. W. Phillion

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8098-8115 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Grating interferometry with a semiconductor light source

Anna Kozłowska, Małgorzata Kujawińska, and Christophe Gorecki

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8116-8120 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Interferometric system for precise submicrometer particle sizing

Alessandra Bassini, Marcello Menchise, Sergio Musazzi, Enrico Paganini, and Umberto Perini

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8121-8127 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Simultaneous two-wavelength holographic interferometry in a superorbital expansion tube facility

Timothy J. McIntyre, Margaret J. Wegener, Alexis I. Bishop, and Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8128-8134 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Multimode laser Fizeau interferometer for measuring the surface of a thin transparent plate

Chiayu Ai

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8135-8138 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurements of the phase shift on reflection for low-order infrared Fabry–Perot interferometer dielectric stack mirrors

S. L. Mielke, R. E. Ryan, T. Hilgeman, L. Lesyna, R. G. Madonna, and W. C. Van Nostrand

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8139-8144 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Fabrication tolerances and metrology requirements for ion-exchanged micro-optic lenses: What’s good enough?

Bernhard Messerschmidt, Ulf Possner, and S. N. Houde-Walter

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8145-8152 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Effective medium theories for the optical properties of three-component composite materials

Renjun Luo

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8153-8158 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Polarization asymmetry in waves backscattering from highly absorbant random media

A. Dogariu, M. Dogariu, K. Richardson, S. D. Jacobs, and G. D. Boreman

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8159-8164 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Pure Faraday rotator: a ferrofluid mixing method

F. Donatini, H. Sahsah, and J. Monin

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8165-8167 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of a radiometric calibration method to lunar Fourier transform IR spectra by using a liquid-nitrogen-cooled high-emissivity blackbody

Jürgen Schreiber, Thomas Blumenstock, and Frank Hase

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8168-8172 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Method for increasing shear-force detection sensitivity with uncoated fiber tips

C. Durkan and I. V. Shvets

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8173-8178 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Proposal for ellipsometer configurations allowing phase-sensitive detection

E. Masetti, M. Montecchi, and S. E. Segre

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8179-8183 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Two-modulator generalized ellipsometry: experiment and calibration

G. E. Jellison and F. A. Modine

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8184-8189 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Two-modulator generalized ellipsometry: theory

G. E. Jellison and F. A. Modine

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8190-8198 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Hollow cylindrical waveguides for use as evanescent fluorescence-based sensors: effect of numerical aperture on collected signal

H. Pin Kao and J. S. Schoeniger

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8199-8205 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Multilayer-coated laminar grating with 16% normal-incidence efficiency in the 150-Å wavelength region

J. F. Seely, M. P. Kowalski, R. G. Cruddace, K. F. Heidemann, U. Heinzmann, U. Kleineberg, K. Osterried, D. Menke, J. C. Rife, and W. R. Hunter

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8206-8213 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Spherical aberration effects in lens–axicon doublets: theoretical study

Christian Parigger, Y. Tang, D. H. Plemmons, and J. W. L. Lewis

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8214-8221 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Thermal decay of fiber Bragg gratings of positive and negative index changes formed at 193 nm in a boron-codoped germanosilicate fiber

L. Dong and W. F. Liu

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8222-8226 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Triangulating laser profilometer as a three-dimensional space perception system for the blind

R. Farcy and R. Damaschini

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8227-8232 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Backscatter-modulated laser diode for low-frequency small-amplitude vibration measurement

T. Gharbi, A. Courteville, and A. Chebbour

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8233-8237 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Retrieval of optical constants and thickness of thin films from transmission spectra

I. Chambouleyron, J. M. Martínez, A. C. Moretti, and M. Mulato

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8238-8247 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Photorefractive optical lock-in vibration spectral measurement

Thomas C. Hale, Kenneth L. Telschow, and Vance A. Deason

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8248-8258 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Derivation of retardation phase in computer-aided photoelasticity by using carrier fringe phase shifting

T. W. Ng

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8259-8263 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Self-referenced point temperature sensor based on a fluorescence intensity ratio in Yb³⁺-doped silica fiber

Eric Maurice, Scott A. Wade, Stephen F. Collins, Gérard Monnom, and Greg W. Baxter

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8264-8269 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Focusing properties of hemispherical mirrors for total integrating scattering instruments

J. Lorincik and J. Fine

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8270-8274 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Reflective surfaces for panoramic imaging

J. S. Chahl and M. V. Srinivasan

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8275-8285 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimal beam size for light delivery to absorption-enhanced tumors buried in biological tissues and effect of multiple-beam delivery: a Monte Carlo study

Lihong V. Wang, Robert E. Nordquist, and Wei R. Chen

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8286-8291 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Imaging through scattering media by parametric amplification of images: study of the resolution and the signal-to-noise ratio

Gaëlle Le Tolguenec, Eric Lantz, and Fabrice Devaux

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8292-8297 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF

Closed-form expressions for obtaining the absorption and scattering coefficients of a turbid medium with time-resolved spectroscopy

S. J. Matcher

Appl. Opt. 36(31), 8298-8302 (1997)  View: HTML | PDF