High-accuracy wavelength-change measurement system based on a Wollaston interferometer, incorporating a self-referencing scheme

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4907–4912 (1997)
• Xiang Qiang Jiang, J. Kemp, Y. N. Ning, A. W. Palmer, and K. T. V. Grattan

High-resolution tunable spectrograph for x-ray laser linewidth measurements with a plane varied-line-spacing grating

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4913–4921 (1997)
• James H. Underwood and Jeffrey A. Koch

Analysis of aircraft exhausts with Fourier-transform infrared emission spectroscopy

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4922–4931 (1997)
• Jörg Heland and Klaus Schäfer

Performance of a prototype for a large-aperture multipass Nd:glass laser for inertial confinement fusion

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4932–4953 (1997)
• Bruno M. Van Wonterghem, John R. Murray, Jack H. Campbell, D. Ralph Speck, Charles E. Barker, Ian C. Smith, Donald F. Browning, and William C. Behrendt

Comparison of ion exchange and cw CO₂ laser treatment of Nd-doped phosphate laser glass

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4954–4957 (1997)
• Hui Gong and Chengfu Li

Optical coatings for deuterium fluoride chemical laser systems

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4958–4961 (1997)
• Shengming Xiong and Yundong Zhang

Optimized superstationary anastigmatic mounts of concave gratings

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4962–4964 (1997)
• Evgenii G. Churin, Polina Bayvel, and John E. Midwinter

Epoxy matrix for solid-state dye laser applications

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4965–4968 (1997)
• Mario J. Cazeca, XinLi Jiang, Jayant Kumar, and Sukant K. Tripathy

Spectroscopy and molecular structure of efficient laser dyes: vibronic spin-orbit interactions in heterocyclics

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4969–4980 (1997)
• Theodore G. Pavlopoulos

Efficient diode side-pumping configuration of a Nd:YAG rod laser with a diffusive cavity

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4981–4984 (1997)
• Tetsuo Kojima and Koji Yasui

Excitation of a Cr:forsterite laser to the ³T₁ band

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4985–4988 (1997)
• Iain T. McKinnie, Lawrence A. W. Gloster, Terry A. King, and Richard T. White

Low-threshold, single-frequency, coupled cavity Ti:sapphire laser

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4989–4992 (1997)
• Andrew J. Tiffany, Iain T. McKinnie, and Donald M. Warrington

Apodizing holographic gratings for the modal control of semiconductor lasers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4993–4998 (1997)
• Jean-François Lepage, Reza Massudi, Geneviéve Anctil, Sébastien Gilbert, Michel Piché, and Nathalie McCarthy

Stability of short, single-mode erbium-doped fiber lasers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 4999–5009 (1997)
• Mikael Svalgaard and Sarah L. Gilbert

Bistability of a self-standing film caused by photothermal displacement

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5006–5009 (1997)
• Kazuhiro Hane and Kentaro Suzuki

Efficiency of non-phase-matched second-harmonic generation by Gaussian pulses

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5010–5017 (1997)
• Dan Perlov and Michael Roth

Wave-mixing properties in commercially available semi-insulator grade GaAs crystals

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5018–5025 (1997)
• Ralph Kalibjian and John P. Cornish

Experimental investigation of high-power single-pass Raman shifters in the ultraviolet with Nd:YAG and KrF lasers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5026–5043 (1997)
• Laurent de Schoulepnikoff, Valentin Mitev, Valentin Simeonov, Bertrand Calpini, and Hubert van den Bergh

Generation of high-repetition-rate femtosecond pulses from 8 to 18 µm

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5044–5047 (1997)
• James M. Fraser, Diankui Wang, Alain Haché, Gary R. Allan, and Henry M. van Driel

Pulse compression with a high-energy Nd:YAG regenerative amplifier system

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5048–5052 (1997)
• Vincent A. Venturo, Alan G. Joly, and Douglas Ray

Tunable diode-pumped and frequency-doubled Cr:LiSAF lasers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5053–5057 (1997)
• Pierre Laperle, Kevin J. Snell, Alain Chandonnet, Pierre Galarneau, and Réal Vallée

High-temperature effects in fluorine-doped, fused synthetic silica fibers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5058–5063 (1997)
• Risto Oikari, Toni Laurila, and Rolf Hernberg

Optical bandpass filter from a curved segment of a detuned two-core fiber

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5064–5071 (1997)
• Anne C. Jacob Poulin and Réal Vallée

High-peak-power, pulsed CO₂ laser light delivery by hollow glass waveguides

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5072–5077 (1997)
• Jiwang Dai and James A. Harrington

Pulsed, laser-induced holographic coupling gratings for waveguides made of cross-linkable polymers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5078–5082 (1997)
• Klaus Schmitt, Carsten Benecke, and Martin Schadt

Characterization of annealed, proton-exchanged optical waveguides in ZnO:LiNbO₃ crystal

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5083–5088 (1997)
• Wei Xing Hou and Tow Chong Chong

Low-loss measurement in partially buried opticalwaveguideson glass with a plastic prism

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5089–5090 (1997)
• Yan Zhou, Mee Koy Chin, Kok Siong Lai, and Clarence C. K. Wong

Multimode polymeric Y junctions for star couplers in backplane optical interconnect

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5091–5096 (1997)
• David Israel, Roel Baets, Martin J. Goodwin, Nicola Shaw, Marc D. Salik, and Chris J. Groves-Kirkby

Design of phased-array wavelength division multiplexers using multimode interference couplers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5097–5108 (1997)
• Mohammad R. Paiam and Robert I. MacDonald

Thin-film optical sensors with silicon-compatible materials

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5109–5121 (1997)
• Daniel P. Poenar and Reinoud F. Wolffenbuttel

Optical properties of thin-film silicon-compatible materials

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5122–5128 (1997)
• Daniel P. Poenar and Reinoud F. Wolffenbuttel

Very low-loss passive fiber-to-chip coupling with tapered fibers

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5129–5133 (1997)
• Thomas Paatzsch, Ingo Smaglinski, Michael Abraham, Hans-Dieter Bauer, Uwe Hempelmann, Guenter Neumann, Gerd Mrozynski, and Wolfgang Kerndlmaier

Two-wavelength lidar inversion algorithm for a two-component atmosphere

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5134–5143 (1997)
• Jörg Ackermann

Combined Raman-elastic backscatter lidar method for the measurement of backscatter ratios

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5144–5147 (1997)
• Hans Moosmüller and Thomas D. Wilkerson

Validation of the Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment: stratospheric temperature and aerosol measurements

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5148–5157 (1997)
• Yiyun Y. Gu, Chester S. Gardner, Paul A. Castleberg, George C. Papen, and Michael C. Kelley

Deconvolution of long-pulse lidar signals with matrix formulation

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5158–5161 (1997)
• Young Je Park, Sang Whoe Dho, and Hong Jin Kong

Spectral absorption coefficient measured in situ in the North Sea with a marine radiometric spectrometer system

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5162–5167 (1997)
• Eon O’Mongain, Daniel Buckton, Stuart Green, Martina Bree, Karl Moore, Roland Doerffer, Sean Danaher, Hans Hakvoort, John Kennedy, Jürgen Fischer, Frank Fell, Dimitris Papantoniou, and Martin McGarrigle

Polarized light scattering by aerosols in the marine atmospheric boundary layer

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5168–5184 (1997)
• Mary S. Quinby-Hunt, Lael L. Erskine, and Arlon J. Hunt

Smart interpolator for a fiber-optic pressure sensor

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5185–5187 (1997)
• Changsen Sun and Junxiu Lin

Improved algorithm for electromagnetic scattering of plane waves and shaped beams by multilayered spheres

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5188–5198 (1997)
• Zhen Sen Wu, Li Xin Guo, Kuan Fang Ren, Gérard Gouesbet, and Gérard Gréhan

Absolute spectral measurements of direct solar ultraviolet irradiance with a Brewer spectrophotometer

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5199–5204 (1997)
• Alkiviadis F. Bais

Droplet size spectra and water-vapor concentration of laboratory water clouds: inversion of Fourier transform infrared (500–5000 cm^-1) optical-depth measurement

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5205–5216 (1997)
• W. Patrick Arnott, Carl Schmitt, Yangang Liu, and John Hallett

Analysis of an infrared mirage sequence

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5217–5223 (1997)
• Waldemar H. Lehn

Ring effect studies: Rayleigh scattering, including molecular parameters for rotational Raman scattering, and the Fraunhofer spectrum

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5224–5230 (1997)
• Kelly V. Chance and Robert J. D. Spurr

Anisotropic speckle patterns in the light scattered by rough cylindrical surfaces

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5231–5237 (1997)
• Germán Da Costa and José Ferrari

Electromagnetic wave interactions with dielectric particles. I. Integral equation reformation

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5238–5245 (1997)
• Mostafa A. Karam

Focus control system for laser welding

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5246–5251 (1997)
• Francis M. Haran, Duncan P. Hand, Chris Peters, and Julian D. C. Jones

Photothermal measurements with a Jamin interferometer

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5252–5261 (1997)
• Alain Cournoyer, Pierre Baulaigue, Eric Lazarides, Henri Blancher, Lionel Bertrand, and Roland Occelli

Effect of pulsed dye-laser wavelength stabilization on spectral overlap in atmospheric NO fluorescence studies

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 21, pp. 5262–5265 (1997)
• Clayton S. Cooper and Normand M. Laurendeau