Active and passive optical remote sensing of the aquatic environment: introduction to the feature issue

Zhongping Lee, James Churnside, Zhihua Mao, Songhua Wu, and Giuseppe Zibordi

Appl. Opt. 59(10), APS1-APS2 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Hyperspectral polarimetric imaging of the water surface and retrieval of water optical parameters from multi-angular polarimetric data

Alexander Gilerson, Carlos Carrizo, Amir Ibrahim, Robert Foster, Tristan Harmel, Ahmed El-Habashi, ZhongPing Lee, Xiaolong Yu, Sherwin Ladner, and Michael Ondrusek

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C8-C20 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Instrument response effects on the retrieval of oceanic lidar

Xue Shen, Zhipeng Liu, Yudi Zhou, Qun Liu, Peituo Xu, Zhihua Mao, Chong Liu, Longhua Tang, Na Ying, Miao Hu, and Dong Liu

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C21-C30 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Variability of relationship between the volume scattering function at 180° and the backscattering coefficient for aquatic particles

Lianbo Hu, Xiaodong Zhang, Yuanheng Xiong, Deric J. Gray, and Ming-Xia He

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C31-C41 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Iterative retrieval method for ocean attenuation profiles measured by airborne lidar

Hang Liu, Peng Chen, Zhihua Mao, and Delu Pan

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C42-C51 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Simulation framework for evaluating lightweight spectral cameras in drone-based aquatic sensing applications

Ryan E. O’Shea and Samuel R. Laney

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C52-C62 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Adjacency radiance around a small island: implications for system vicarious calibrations

Barbara Bulgarelli and Giuseppe Zibordi

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C63-C69 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Algorithms for determining the spectral-energy characteristics of a random field of internal waves from fluctuations of lidar echo signals

L. S. Dolin and I. S. Dolina

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C78-C86 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Lidar remote sensing of the aquatic environment: invited

James H. Churnside and Joseph A. Shaw

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C92-C99 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Reconciling models of primary production and photoacclimation [Invited]

Shubha Sathyendranath, Trevor Platt, Žarko Kovač, James Dingle, Thomas Jackson, Robert J. W. Brewin, Peter Franks, Emilio Marañón, Gemma Kulk, and Heather A. Bouman

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C100-C114 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Super-resolution optical mapping of floating macroalgae from geostationary orbit

Tingwei Cui, Feng Li, Yunhong Wei, Xue Yang, Yanfang Xiao, Xiaoying Chen, Rongjie Liu, Yi Ma, and Jie Zhang

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C70-C77 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Compact dual-wavelength blue-green laser for airborne ocean detection lidar

Jian Ma, Tingting Lu, Yan He, Zhengyang Jiang, Chunhe Hou, Kaipeng Li, Fanghua Liu, Xiaolei Zhu, and Weibiao Chen

Appl. Opt. 59(10), C87-C91 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Chromatic confocal displacement sensing at oblique incidence angles

G. Berkovic, S. Zilberman, E. Shafir, and D. Rubin

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3183-3186 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Lidar measurements of the diffuse attenuation coefficient in Yellowstone Lake

Michael R. Roddewig, James H. Churnside, and Joseph A. Shaw

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3097-3101 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparative analysis of image pre-filtering techniques for phase-shifted noise-affected interferograms

Amit Chatterjee, Puneet Singh, Jitendra Dhanotia, Vimal Bhatia, and Shashi Prakash

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3227-3236 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Photonic-technique-based highly steerable beamforming system incorporating a prism of super Gaussian apodized tunable chirped fiber Bragg grating for X-band applications

Nimish Kumar Srivastava and Sanjeev Kumar Raghuwanshi

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3010-3018 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

High-power, ultra-broadband supercontinuum light generated in a single-mode fiber pumped with a nanosecond passively Q-switched microchip laser

Xiaowei Huang, Zhanghao Pan, Aimin Hu, and Jun Dong

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3019-3025 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

2D denoising technique for the linearization of interferometric fiber sensors

Luís C. B. Silva, Rodolpho L. Silva, and Carlos E. S. Castellani

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3038-3042 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

High diffraction order cladding modes of helical long-period gratings inscribed by CO₂ laser

Chengcheng Xu, Chen Jiang, and Yunqi Liu

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3086-3092 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Cone-shaped optical fiber tip for cost-effective digital lensless holographic microscopy

Brayan Patiño-Jurado, Juan F. Botero-Cadavid, and Jorge Garcia-Sucerquia

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 2969-2975 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Max-depth-range technique for faster full-color hologram generation

Md Sifatul Islam, Yan-Ling Piao, Yu Zhao, Ki-Chul Kwon, Eunjin Cho, and Nam Kim

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3156-3164 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Research and application of dual-camera dynamic in-line digital holography using a two-step phase-shifting cepstrum technique

Yun Pan, Kaifu Wang, and Guoqing Gu

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3187-3195 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Intelligent-assistant system for scleral spur location

J. E. Gómez-Correa, L. M. Torres-Treviño, E. Moragrega-Adame, M. Mayorquin-Ruiz, C. Villalobos-Ojeda, C. Velasco-Barona, and S. Chávez-Cerda

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3026-3032 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Small-target judging method based on the effective image pixels for measuring infrared radiation characteristics

Weichao Wang, Junlian Cheng, and Wentao Si

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3124-3131 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Temperature and deformation measurement for large-scale flat specimens based on image mosaic algorithms

Yunlong Tang, Jinsong Zhang, Mengkun Yue, Xufei Fang, and Xue Feng

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3145-3155 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhancing integral imaging performance using time-multiplexed convergent backlight

Shitu Ma, Yimin Lou, Juanmei Hu, and Fengmin Wu

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3165-3173 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Analysis of the synchronous phase-shifting method in a white-light spectral interferometer

Tong Guo, Lin Yuan, Dawei Tang, Zhuo Chen, Feng Gao, and Xiangqian Jiang

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 2983-2991 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Determination of the NOAA-20 VIIRS screen transmittance functions with both the yaw maneuver and regular on-orbit calibration data

Ning Lei and Xiaoxiong Xiong

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 2992-3001 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Confocal microscopy with a microlens array

Yinchuan Yu, Xianjun Ye, and Matthew D. McCluskey

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3058-3063 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Compact and self-aligned fluid refractometer based on the Doppler-induced self-mixing effect

Vibhor Kumar Bhardwaj and Surita Maini

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3064-3072 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Dual-fiber point diffraction interferometer to measure the wavefront aberration of an imaging system

Peng Feng, Feng Tang, Xiangzhao Wang, Yunjun Lu, Jinghao Xu, Fudong Guo, and Guoxian Zhang

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3093-3096 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Continuous-variable random-number generation from an amplified spontaneous emission light source

Tatsuya Tomaru

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3109-3118 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Precise determination of the optical properties of turbid media using an optimized integrating sphere and advanced Monte Carlo simulations. Part 1: theory

Florian Foschum, Florian Bergmann, and Alwin Kienle

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3203-3215 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Precise determination of the optical properties of turbid media using an optimized integrating sphere and advanced Monte Carlo simulations. Part 2: experiments

Florian Bergmann, Florian Foschum, Ralf Zuber, and Alwin Kienle

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3216-3226 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Non-spherical particle size estimation using supervised machine learning

Chi Young Moon, Aldo Gargiulo, Gwibo Byun, and K. Todd Lowe

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3237-3245 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Linearized segmentation method for measuring the phase transfer function of a silicon Mach–Zehnder modulator by using the beat-frequency technique

Honggang Chen, Bo Zhang, Yong Luo, Yi Hu, Xi Xiao, Leilei Hu, Xuerui Liang, Feng Li, and Lan Ding

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3255-3261 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Simultaneous measurement of displacement, pitch, and yaw angles of a cavity output mirror based on phase measuring deflectometry

Chuang Sun, Yamin Zheng, Fa Zeng, Qiao Xue, Wanjun Dai, Wenchuan Zhao, and Lei Huang

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3270-3284 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Integrated vortex beam emitter device for optical manipulation

Kenan Cicek, Adem Kocyigit, Ramazan Topkaya, and Xinlun Cai

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3179-3182 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Experiment and theory of beam smoothing using induced spatial incoherence with a lens array

Fujian Li, Yanqi Gao, Xiaohui Zhao, Lan Xia, Dong Liu, Lailin Ji, Wei Feng, Daxing Rao, Yong Cui, Haitao Shi, Jiani Liu, Weixin Ma, and Zhan Sui

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 2976-2982 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Watt-level diode-pumped continuous-wave Pr:LiYF₄ laser at 670 nm and simultaneous dual-wavelength operation at 639 and 670 nm

Biao Qu and Qilu Huang

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3033-3037 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Geometrical optimization for silver nanowire mesh as a flexible transparent conductive electrode

Mohammad Javad Nikzad, Seyed Mohammad Mahdavi, and Seyed Khatiboleslam Sadrnezhaad

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3073-3080 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

13 J direct-liquid-cooled solid-state disk laser with an unstable cavity

Zhibin Ye, Jile Huge, Xiaolei Deng, Shu Jiang, Fei Wu, Jianwen Fang, and Pinghui Wu

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3119-3123 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Broadband, millimeter-wave antireflection coatings for large-format, cryogenic aluminum oxide optics

A. Nadolski, J. D. Vieira, J. A. Sobrin, A. M. Kofman, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, A. J. Anderson, J. S. Avva, R. Basu Thakur, A. N. Bender, B. A. Benson, L. Bryant, J. E. Carlstrom, F. W. Carter, T. W. Cecil, C. L. Chang, J. R. Cheshire, G. E. Chesmore, J. F. Cliche, A. Cukierman, T. de Haan, M. Dierickx, J. Ding, D. Dutcher, W. Everett, J. Farwick, K. R. Ferguson, L. Florez, A. Foster, J. Fu, et al.

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3285-3295 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Superresolution technology based on a heterodyne detection system

Hongzhou Dong, Mingwu Ao, Xianming Yang, Yong Liu, and Chunping Yang

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3132-3144 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Multi-wavelength output based on gold nanoparticles in erbium-doped fiber lasers

Xichen Hu, Xiaohui Li, Yani Zhang, Jishu Liu, Yiqing Shu, Sai Li, Yaokang Liu, and Xinzhi Zhang

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3196-3202 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical design of the visible telescope for the SVOM mission

Xuewu Fan, Gangyi Zou, Yulei Qiu, Zhihai Pang, Hui Zhao, Qinfang Chen, Yue Pan, and Hao Yuan

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3049-3057 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Ultra-high-temperature resistant distributed Bragg reflector fiber laser based on type II-IR fiber Bragg gratings

Xuantung Pham, Jinhai Si, Tao Chen, Zhen Niu, and Xun Hou

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3081-3085 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Variable transmission optical filter based on an actuated origami structure

Brian Roberts, Megha Ghosh, and Pei-Cheng Ku

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 2963-2968 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Two-lines method for estimation of plasma temperature and characterization of plasma parameters in optically thick plasma conditions

Fatemeh Rezaei

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3002-3009 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectrophotometric detection of fenthion in foods after extraction by magnetic zirconia

Zhengzhong Lin, Shishun Zhang, Zhiyong Huang, Zhuzhi Lai, and Yingying Wang

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3043-3048 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Inversion of target radiant temperature and distance via spectrum separation

Jing Shi, Guibo Chen, Yong Tan, Pengcheng Cai, Shuang Li, and Hongxing Cai

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3102-3108 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Neutral attenuating pinhole for x-ray imaging of high-intensity sources

Jonathan M. Wengrowicz and Gilad Hurvitz

Appl. Opt. 59(10), 3174-3178 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF

Applied Optics in 2019 and Our Path Forward in 2020: editorial

Ron Driggers

Appl. Opt. 59(10), ED1-ED2 (2020)  View: HTML | PDF