Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis: introduction to the feature issue

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. LACSEA1–LACSEA2 (2009)
• Volker Ebert, Thomas B. Settersten, and Dennis K. Killinger

Ultrafast time-gated ballistic-photon imaging and shadowgraphy in optically dense rocket sprays

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B137–B144 (2009)
• Jacob B. Schmidt, Zane D. Schaefer, Terrence R. Meyer, Sukesh Roy, Stephen A. Danczyk, and James R. Gord

High-speed laser-induced fluorescence and spark plug absorption sensor diagnostics for mixing and combustion studies in engines

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B94–B104 (2009)
• Michael Cundy, Torsten Schucht, Olaf Thiele, and Volker Sick

Two-dimensional Raman mole-fraction and temperature measurements for hydrogen-nitrogen mixture analysis

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B57–B64 (2009)
• Andreas Braeuer and Alfred Leipertz

Development of a picosecond lidar system for large-scale combustion diagnostics

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B65–B72 (2009)
• Billy Kaldvee, Andreas Ehn, Joakim Bood, and Marcus Aldén

Development of a simplified dual-pump dual-broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering system

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B43–B50 (2009)
• Markus C. Weikl, Yifang Cong, Thomas Seeger, and Alfred Leipertz

Advances in generation of high-repetition-rate burst mode laser output

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B23–B31 (2009)
• Naibo Jiang, Matthew C. Webster, and Walter R. Lempert

Optical emission enhancement of laser-produced copper plasma under a steady magnetic field

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B105–B110 (2009)
• Yu Li, Changhong Hu, Hanzhuang Zhang, Zhankui Jiang, and Zhongshan Li

Widely tunable laterally coupled distributed feedback laser diodes for multispecies gas analysis based on InAs/InGaAs quantum-dash material

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B51–B56 (2009)
• W. Zeller, M. Legge, J. Seufert, R. Werner, M. Fischer, and J. Koeth

Quantum cascade laser linewidth investigations for high resolution photoacoustic spectroscopy

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B80–B86 (2009)
• Markus Germer and Marcus Wolff

Assessment of variations in moisture content of wood using time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B87–B93 (2009)
• Cosimo D'Andrea, Austin Nevin, Andrea Farina, Andrea Bassi, and Rinaldo Cubeddu

Differential absorption lidar CO₂ laser system for remote sensing of TATP related gases

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B145–B150 (2009)
• Avishekh Pal, C. Douglas Clark, Michael Sigman, and Dennis K. Killinger

Distributed feedback diode laser spectrometer at 2.7 μm for sensitive, spatially resolved H₂O vapor detection

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B172–B182 (2009)
• Karl Wunderle, Steven Wagner, Igor Pasti, Roland Pieruschka, Uwe Rascher, Ulrich Schurr, and Volkert Ebert

Long optical cavities for open-path monitoring of atmospheric trace gases and aerosol extinction

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B159–B171 (2009)
• Ravi M. Varma, Dean S. Venables, Albert A. Ruth, Uwe Heitmann, Eric Schlosser, and Sophie Dixneuf

Impact of collisional quenching on the detection of HgCl₂ via photofragment emission

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B32–B42 (2009)
• Alexandra A. Hoops and Thomas A. Reichardt

Particle size distribution retrieval from multiwavelength lidar signals for droplet aerosol

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B8–B16 (2009)
• Anna K. Jagodnicka, Tadeusz Stacewicz, Grzegorz Karasinski, Michal Posyniak, and Szymon P. Malinowski

Fluorescence lifetime and intensity of terbium-doped dipicolinic acid in water, HCl, and sodium acetate buffer solutions

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B111–B118 (2009)
• Anali Makoui and Dennis K. Killinger

Classification and selective collection of individual aerosol particles using laser-induced fluorescence

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B126–B136 (2009)
• Vasanthi Sivaprakasam, Timothy Pletcher, John E. Tucker, Alan L. Huston, Joseph McGinn, David Keller, and Jay D. Eversole

Optical waveguide light-mode spectroscopy immunosensors for environmental monitoring

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B151–B158 (2009)
• András Székács, Nóra Adányi, Inna Székács, Krisztina Majer-Baranyi, and István Szendro

Off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy with a mid-infrared interband cascade laser for real-time breath ethane measurements

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B73–B79 (2009)
• Krishnan R. Parameswaran, David I. Rosen, Mark G. Allen, Alan M. Ganz, and Terence H. Risby

Standoff and arms-length detection of chemicals with single-beam coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B17–B22 (2009)
• Haowen Li, D. Ahmasi Harris, Bingwei Xu, Paul J. Wrzesinski, Vadim V. Lozovoy, and Marcos Dantus

Resonant tuning fork detector for electromagnetic radiation

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B119–B125 (2009)
• Andreas Pohlkötter, Ulrike Willer, Christoph Bauer, and Wolfgang Schade

Laser system range calculations and the Lambert W function

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B1–B7 (2009)
• Ove Steinvall

Evanescent field sensors and the implementation of waveguiding nanostructures

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. B183–B189 (2009)
• Sandra Börner, Rozalia Orghici, Siegfried R. Waldvogel, Ulrike Willer, and Wolfgang Schade

Diffractive variable attenuator for femtosecond laser radiation control

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 708–711 (2009)
• Alexander G. Poleshchuk, Ruslan K. Nasyrov, Vadim V. Cherkashin, Mykhaylo V. Dubov, Vladimir M. Mezentsev, and Ian Bennion

Technique for the focal-length measurement of positive lenses using Fizeau interferometry

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 730–736 (2009)
• Yeddanapudi Pavan Kumar and Sanjib Chatterjee

Active control of a 30 m ring interferometric telescope primary mirror

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 664–671 (2009)
• Yichun Dai, Zhong Liu, Zhenyu Jin, Jun Xu, and Jing Lin

Paired circularly polarized heterodyne ellipsometer

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 758–764 (2009)
• Chih-Jen Yu, Chu-En Lin, Li-Ping Yu, and Chien Chou

Hyperparabolic concentrators

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 712–715 (2009)
• Angel García-Botella, Antonio Álvarez Fernández-Balbuena, Daniel Vázquez, Eusebio Bernabeu, and Agustín González-Cano

Surface characteristics of an optical component manufactured with a polyurethane lap

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 737–742 (2009)
• Yaguo Li and Jian Wang

Low-speckle laser projection with a broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser in the nonmodal emission regime

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 792–798 (2009)
• Falko Riechert, Gordon Craggs, Youri Meuret, Bart Van Giel, Hugo Thienpont, Uli Lemmer, and Guy Verschaffelt

Surface plasmon resonance of metal nanoparticles sandwiched between dielectric layers: theoretical modelling

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 778–785 (2009)
• Maria L. Protopapa

Spectrally resolved white-light interferometry for 3D inspection of a thin-film layer structure

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 799–803 (2009)
• Young-Sik Ghim and Seung-Woo Kim

Determination of modulation transfer function of a printer by measuring the autocorrelation of the transmission function of a printed Ronchi grating

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 725–729 (2009)
• Khosro Madanipour and Mohammad T. Tavassoly

Flat-top and ultranarrow bandpass filter designed by sampled fiber Bragg grating with multiple equivalent phase shifts

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 691–694 (2009)
• Xihua Zou, Fei Wang, and Wei Pan

Noise analysis in photonic true time delay systems based on broadband optical source and dispersion components

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 658–663 (2009)
• Xiaoxiao Xue, He Wen, Xiaoping Zheng, Hanyi Zhang, Yili Guo, and Bingkun Zhou

Characteristic analysis of tapered lens fibers for light focusing and butt-coupling to a silicon rib waveguide

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 672–678 (2009)
• Liu Yang, Daoxin Dai, Bo Yang, Zhen Sheng, and Sailing He

Influence of nonideal chirped fiber Bragg grating characteristics on all-optical clock recovery based on the temporal Talbot effect

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 679–690 (2009)
• Masaki Oiwa, Shunsuke Minami, Kenichiro Tsuji, Noriaki Onodera, and Masatoshi Saruwatari

Thermoacoustic optical path length stabilization in a single-mode optical fiber

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 704–707 (2009)
• Wojciech Lewoczko-Adamczyk, Max Schiemangk, Holger Müller, and Achim Peters

Development of a multiple gas analyzer using cavity ringdown spectroscopy for use in advanced fire detection

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 695–703 (2009)
• Eric A. Fallows, Thomas G. Cleary, and J. Houston Miller

Temporal wavefront stability of an ultrafast high-power laser beam

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 770–777 (2009)
• Juan M. Bueno, Brian Vohnsen, Luis Roso, and Pablo Artal

Pointing and tracking errors due to localized distortion induced by a transmission-type antenna in intersatellite laser communications

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 786–791 (2009)
• Yuqiang Yang, Liying Tan, and Jing Ma

Nonlinearly coupled, gain-switched Nd:YAG second harmonic laser with variable pulse width

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 765–769 (2009)
• Aniruddha Ray, Susanta K. Das, Lokanath Mishra, Prasanta K. Datta, and Soloman M. Saltiel

Three output port channel-drop filter based on photonic crystals

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 804–809 (2009)
• F. Monifi, A. Ghaffari, M. Djavid, and M. S. Abrishamian

Development of a 1.6 μm differential absorption lidar with a quasi-phase-matching optical parametric oscillator and photon-counting detector for the vertical CO₂ profile

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 748–757 (2009)
• Daisuke Sakaizawa, Chikao Nagasawa, Tomohiro Nagai, Makoto Abo, Yasukuni Shibata, Masahisa Nakazato, and Tetsu Sakai

Wavelength modulation waveforms in laser photoacoustic spectroscopy

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 743–747 (2009)
• Jaakko Saarela, Juha Toivonen, Albert Manninen, Tapio Sorvajärvi, and Rolf Hernberg

Light scattering calculations exploring sensitivity of depolarization ratio to shape changes. I. Single spores in air

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• Applied Optics Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pp. 716–724 (2009)
• Stephen D. Druger, Jozsef Czege, Zhaozhang Li, and Burt V. Bronk