High-finesse interferometers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2615–2618 (1995)
• K. S. Repasky, L. E. Watson, and J. L. Carlsten

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2619–2622 (1995)
• Tang Junxiong, Wang Qingji, Li Yimin, Zhang Liang, Gan Jianhua, Duan Minghao, Kong Jiankun, and Zheng Lemin

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2623–2635 (1995)
• Arthur H. Carrieri and Pascal I. Lim

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2636–2639 (1995)
• Dennis F. Flanigan

Instrumentation for multistep excitation of lithium atoms to Rydberg states

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2640–2644 (1995)
• Chun-ho Iu, Gerald D. Stevens, and Harold Metcalf

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2645–2647 (1995)
• William P. Partridge, Jr. and Normand M. Laurendeau

Mie scattering from a sonoluminescing air bubble in water

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2648–2654 (1995)
• W. J. Lentz, Anthony A. Atchley, and D. Felipe Gaitan

Transverse modes in laser cavities terminating in reflective multipass interferometers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2655–2658 (1995)
• E. Nichelatti and G. Salvetti

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2659–2664 (1995)
• H. Fang and M. R. Perrone

Design of beam-shaping optics

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2665–2670 (1995)
• Joseph Braat

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2671–2677 (1995)
• Chun-Soo Go, Jai-Hyung Lee, and Joon-Sung Chang

Transient thermal lens in a ZnGeP₂ crystal

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2678–2682 (1995)
• J. E. Tucker, C. L. Marquardt, S. R. Bowman, and B. J. Feldman

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2683–2687 (1995)
• Simon R. Arridge and Martin Schweiger

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2688–2691 (1995)
• Scott R. Greenfield and Michael R. Wasielewski

Planar optical waveguides coupled by means of Bragg scattering

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2692–2703 (1995)
• M. P. Bakhturin, L. A. Chernozatonskii, and D. K. Gramotnev

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2704–2711 (1995)
• S. M. Moniri-Ardakani and E. N. Glytsis

Thomson-scattering diagnostic on the Frascati tokamak upgrade

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2712–2718 (1995)
• F. Orsitto, A. Brusadin, E. Giovannozzi, D. Santi, R. Bartiromo, and P. Pizzolati

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2721–2723 (1995)
• Dennis F. Flanigan

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2724–2736 (1995)
• Lisheng Xu and Jianyun Zhang

Differential optical absorption spectrometer for measurement of tropospheric pollutants

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2737–2744 (1995)
• F. Evangelisti, A. Baroncelli, P. Bonasoni, G. Giovanelli, and F. Ravegnani

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2745–2749 (1995)
• James E. Kalshoven, Jr., Michael R. Tierney, Jr., Craig S. T. Daughtry, and James E. McMurtrey III

Instrument self-shading in underwater optical measurements: experimental data

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2750–2754 (1995)
• G. Zibordi and G. M. Ferrari

Influence of lower stratospheric aerosol variations on guidestar performance

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2755–2764 (1995)
• D. A. Nahrstedt

Rayleigh-scattering calculations for the terrestrial atmosphere

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2765–2773 (1995)
• Anthony Bucholtz

Optimum truncation of a Gaussian beam for propagation through atmospheric turbulence

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2774–2779 (1995)
• H. T. Yura

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2780–2786 (1995)
• S. Kampmann, T. Seeger, and A. Leipertz

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2787–2801 (1995)
• Joel A. Silver, Daniel J. Kane, and Paul S. Greenberg

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2802–2810 (1995)
• Avishai Ben-David

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2811–2821 (1995)
• Ru T. Wang and H. C. van de Hulst

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

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 34, Iss. 15, pp. 2822–2828 (1995)
• Kristan P. Gurton and Charles W. Bruce