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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3200– (1995)

Laser applications to chemical analysis: an introduction by the feature editors

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3202–3202 (1995)
• Jay B. Jeffries, J. Michael Ramsey, and Robert P. Lucht

Morphological resonances for multicomponent immunoassays

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3203–3207 (1995)
• W. B. Whitten, M. J. Shapiro, J. M. Ramsey, and B. V. Bronk

Rapid and efficient detection of single chromophore molecules in aqueous solution

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3208–3217 (1995)
• Li-Qiang Li and Lloyd M. Davis

Single-molecule detection: applications to ultrasensitive biochemical analysis

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3218–3222 (1995)
• Alonso Castro and E. Brooks Shera

Fiber-optic laser-induced fluorescence probe for the detection of environmental pollutants

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3223–3233 (1995)
• J. Bublitz, M. Dickenhausen, M. Grätz, S. Todt, and W. Schade

Microvolume index of refraction determinations by interferometric backscatter

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3234–3239 (1995)
• Darryl J. Bornhop

Ultrasensitive dual-beam absorption and gain spectroscopy: applications for near-infrared and visible diode laser sensors

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3240–3249 (1995)
• Mark G. Allen, Karen L. Carleton, Steven J. Davis, William J. Kessler, Charles E. Otis, Daniel A. Palombo, and David M. Sonnenfroh

Trace detection of krypton using laser-induced fluorescence

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3250–3256 (1995)
• C. A. Whitehead, B. D. Cannon, and J. F. Wacker

Pulsed-laser excitation of acoustic modes in open high-Q photoacoustic resonators for trace gas monitoring: results for C₂H₄

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3257–3266 (1995)
• Christian Brand, Andreas Winkler, Peter Hess, András Miklós, Zoltán Bozóki, and János Sneider

Interferometric atmospheric refractive-index environmental monitor

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3267–3273 (1995)
• Jacques E. Ludman, Jacques J. Ludman, Heidi Callahan, H. John Caulfield, David Watt, John L. Sampson, John Robinson, Seth Davis, and Arlon Hunt

Degenerate four-wave-mixing line shapes of hydroxyl at high pump intensities

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3274–3280 (1995)
• Michael S. Brown, Larry A. Rahn, and Robert P. Lucht

Resonant degenerate four-wave mixing in I₂: effect of buffer gas pressure

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3281–3289 (1995)
• Peter Barker, Amberyn Thomas, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Ove Axner, and Nikolai Chekalin

Laser-induced thermal acoustics (LITA) signals from finite beams

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3290–3302 (1995)
• E. B. Cummings, I. A. Leyva, and H. G. Hornung

Comparison of coherent anti-Stokes Raman-scattering thermometry with thermocouple measurements and model predictions in both natural-gas and coal-dust flames

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3303–3312 (1995)
• Rainer Lückerath, Michael Woyde, Wolfgang Meier, Winfried Stricker, Uwe Schnell, Hans-Christoph Magel, Jürgen Görres, Hartmut Spliethoff, and Hartmut Maier

Evaluation of two different gas temperatures and their volumetric fraction from broadband N₂ coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy spectra

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3313–3317 (1995)
• A. Thumann, T. Seeger, and A. Leipertz

Tomographic analysis of CO absorption in a low-pressure flame

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3318–3324 (1995)
• K. L. McNesby, R. G. Daniel, J. B. Morris, and A. W. Miziolek

Spatially and temporally resolved electron number density measurements in a decaying laser-induced plasma using hydrogen-alpha line profiles

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3325–3330 (1995)
• Christian Parigger, D. H. Plemmons, and J. W. L. Lewis

Temperature measurements from first-negative N₂⁺ spectra produced by laser-induced multiphoton ionization and optical breakdown of nitrogen

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3331–3335 (1995)
• Christian Parigger, D. H. Plemmons, J. O. Hornkohl, and J. W. L. Lewis

Astigmatic mirror multipass absorption cells for long-path-length spectroscopy

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3336–3348 (1995)
• J. B. McManus, P. L. Kebabian, and M. S. Zahniser

Design of a high-power Nd:YAG Q-switched laser cavity

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3349–3351 (1995)
• Ikbal Singh, Avinash Kumar, and O. P. Nijhawan

Wigner distribution function for Gaussian—Schell beams in complex matrix optical systems

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3352–3357 (1995)
• D. Dragoman

Theoretical and experimental studies of pump-induced probe deflection in a thermal medium

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3358–3366 (1995)
• Raj M. Misra and Partha P. Banerjee

Reduction of the bulk absorption coefficient in silicon optics for high-energy lasers through defect engineering

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3367–3373 (1995)
• William A. Goodman and Mark S. Goorsky

Measurement of the optical damage threshold in fused quartz

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3374–3376 (1995)
• A. A. Said, T. Xia, A. Dogariu, D. J. Hagan, M. J. Soileau, E. W. Van Stryland, and M. Mohebi

Long-term frequency-stabilized Ar—ion laser system for high-resolution Raman spectroscopy of gases

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3377–3379 (1995)
• Jørgen Bendtsen

Sol-gel silica laser tunable in the blue

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3380–3383 (1995)
• King-Shun Lam, Dennis Lo, and Kin-Hung Wong

Angular distribution of the forward light scattering from a quartz fiber

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3384–3391 (1995)
• Choonghoon Oh, G. G. Padmabandu, and Edward S. Fry

Second-harmonic generation in optically trapped nonlinear particles with pulsed lasers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3392–3397 (1995)
• L. Malmqvist and H. M. Hertz

Grating-enhanced second-harmonic generation in polymer waveguides: role of losses

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3398–3405 (1995)
• E. Popov, M. Neviere, R. Reinisch, J.-L. Coutaz, and J. F. Roux

Parametric study of an excimer-pumped, nitrogen Raman shifter for lidar applications

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3406–3412 (1995)
• Scott E. Bisson

Mirrorless optical bistability in a semiconductor-doped-glass plate as a result of oblique incidence

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3413–3420 (1995)
• Kazuhiko Ogusu, Yoshinori Kaneko, and Kenji Ishikawa

Antireflection coating with fluoropolymer for a novel organic nonlinear optical crystal: 8-(4′-acetylphenyl)-1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decane (ADPA)

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3421–3424 (1995)
• H. Kagawa, M. Sagawa, A. Kakuta, M. Kaji, M. Saeki, and Y. Namba

Three-dimensional imaging of objects embedded in turbid media with fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3425–3430 (1995)
• Jun Wu, Yang Wang, Lev Perelman, Irvine Itzkan, Ramachandra R. Dasari, and Michael S. Feld

Simple configuration to generate short bursts of picosecond optical pulses

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3431–3435 (1995)
• Ka-Ming Chiu and Chester Shu

Photoinduced absorption change in germanosilicate preforms: evidence for the color-center model of photosensitivity

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3436–3440 (1995)
• L. Dong, J. L. Archambault, L. Reekie, P. St. J. Russell, and D. N. Payne

Characteristics of hybrid modes in proton-exchanged lithium niobate waveguides

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3441–3448 (1995)
• Giovanni Tartarini, Paolo Bassi, Pascal Baldi, Marc P. De Micheli, and Daniel B. Ostrowsky

Parameterization of cloud lidar backscattering profiles by means of asymmetrical Gaussians

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3449–3456 (1995)
• Massimo Del Guasta, Marco Morandi, and Leopoldo Stefanutti

Sensitivity of the lidar solution to errors of the aerosol backscatter-to-extinction ratio: influence of a monotonic change in the aerosol extinction coefficient

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3457–3462 (1995)
• Vladimir A. Kovalev

Two-dimensional Kerr—Fourier imaging of translucent phantoms in thick turbid media

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3463–3467 (1995)
• X. Liang, L. Wang, P. P. Ho, and R. R. Alfano

Oceanic radiance model development and validation: application of airborne active-passive ocean color spectral measurements

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3468–3476 (1995)
• Frank E. Hoge, Robert Swift, and James Yungel

Empirical equation for the index of refraction of seawater

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3477–3480 (1995)
• Xiaohong Quan and Edward S. Fry

Investigation of seeing by means of an atmospheric mesoscale numerical simulation

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3481–3488 (1995)
• Philippe Bougeault, Chen De Hui, Bruno Fleury, and Jean Laurent

Sizing of colloidal particles with light scattering: corrections for beginning multiple scattering

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3489–3501 (1995)
• Heimo Schnablegger and Otto Glatter

Electromagnetic wave scattering by highly elongated and geometrically composite objects of large size parameters: the generalized multipole technique

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3502–3521 (1995)
• H. M. Al-Rizzo and J. M. Tranquilla

Single-Gaussian-beam interaction with a dielectric microsphere: radiation forces, multiple internal reflections, and caustic structures

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3522–3528 (1995)
• Caesar Saloma and Ma. Obiminda Cambaliza

Enhanced backscattering from a free-standing dielectric film

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3529–3534 (1995)
• Zu-Han Gu, Jun Q. Lu, Alexei A. Maradudin, and A. Martinez

Electrostatics analysis of radiative absorption by sphere clusters in the Rayleigh limit: application to soot particles

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3535–3545 (1995)
• Daniel W. Mackowski

Mode-selective dynamic light scattering: theory versus experimental realization

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 18, pp. 3546–3553 (1995)
• Thomas Gisler, Heinrich Rüger, Stefan U. Egelhaaf, Jürg Tschumi, Peter Schurtenberger, and Jaroslav Ricka