Measuring mixing dynamics of transparent fluids with electronic speckle pattern interferometry

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6171–6177 (1997)
• Astrid Aksnes Dyrseth and Rudie Spooren

Dynamic range of Ronchi test with a phase-shifted sinusoidal grating

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6178–6189 (1997)
• K. Hibino, D. I. Farrant, B. K. Ward, and B. F. Oreb

High accuracy, wide range, rotation angle measurement by the use of two parallel interference patterns

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6190–6195 (1997)
• Xiaoli Dai, Osami Sasaki, John E. Greivenkamp, and Takamasa Suzuki

Wavelength-multiplexed phase-locked laser diode interferometer using a phase-shifting technique

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6196–6201 (1997)
• Takamasa Suzuki, Takaya Muto, Osami Sasaki, and Takeo Maruyama

Single-probe-beam differential amplitude and phase-scanning interferometer

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6202–6210 (1997)
• Manfred B. Suddendorf, Michael G. Somekh, and Chung Wah See

Double-wavelength superheterodyne interferometer for absolute ranging with submillimeter resolution: results obtained with a demonstration model by use of rough and reflective targets

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6211–6216 (1997)
• G. Margheri, C. Giunti, S. Zatti, S. Manhart, and R. Maurer

Optimum lens aperture in phase-shifting speckle interferometric setups for maximum accuracy of phase measurement

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6217–6224 (1997)
• Thomas Maack, Richard Kowarschik, and Gunther Notni

SISAM interferometer for distance measurements

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6225–6230 (1997)
• I. Verrier, G. Brun, and J. P. Goure

Modified Fourier transform method for interferogram fringe pattern analysis

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6231–6241 (1997)
• J. B. Liu and P. D. Ronney

Model of an openable Faraday-effect hybrid-current optical transducer based on a square-shaped structure with internal mirror

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6242–6245 (1997)
• J. L. Arce-Diego, R. López-Ruisánchez, J. M. López-Higuera, and M. A. Muriel

White-light interferometric fiber-optic strain sensor from three-peak-wavelength broadband LED source

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6246–6250 (1997)
• Libo Yuan

Limitation of absorption-based fiber optic gas sensors by coherent reflections

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6251–6255 (1997)
• W. Jin, G. Stewart, W. Philp, B. Culshaw, and M. S. Demokan

Alignment considerations in extrinsic fiber-optic sensors

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6256–6263 (1997)
• A. K. Ghosh and P. K. Paul

Theoretical and experimental considerations for a single-mode fiber-optic bend-type sensor

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6264–6273 (1997)
• R. C. Gauthier and C. Ross

Null testing convex optical surfaces

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6274–6277 (1997)
• Abraham Szulc

Optical tests of a 2.5-m-diameter liquid mirror: behavior under external perturbations and scattered-light measurements

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6278–6288 (1997)
• Luc Girard and Ermanno F. Borra

Broadband flexible waveguides for free-electron laser radiation

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6289–6293 (1997)
• I. Gannot, R. W. Waynant, A. Inberg, and N. Croitoru

Laser printer optics with use of slant scanning of multiple beams

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6294–6307 (1997)
• Keiji Kataoka, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Masazumi Ohuchi, and Shuho Yokokawa

Plane gratings for high-resolution grazing-incidence monochromators: holographic grating versus mechanically ruled varied-line-spacing grating

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6308–6318 (1997)
• Masato Koike and Takeshi Namioka

Second-harmonic specular and scattered generated light: application to the experimental study of zinc-sulfide thin films

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6319–6324 (1997)
• S. Enoch and H. Akhouayri

Analytical method of determining optical constants of a weakly absorbing thin film

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6325–6328 (1997)
• Yanfei Zheng and Kazuo Kikuchi

Characterization of sputtered nickel/carbon multilayers with soft-x-ray reflectivity measurements

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6329–6334 (1997)
• J. Friedrich, I. Diel, C. Kunz, S. Di Fonzo, B. R. Müller, and W. Jark

Two-layer wideband antireflection coatings with an absorbing layer

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6335–6338 (1997)
• Yanfei Zheng, Kazuo Kikuchi, Masafumi Yamasaki, Kenichirou Sonoi, and Kazuhiro Uehara

Multilayer antireflection coatings for the visible and near-infrared regions

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6339–6351 (1997)
• H. Ganesha Shanbhogue, C. L. Nagendra, M. N. Annapurna, S. Ajith Kumar, and G. K. M. Thutupalli

Real-time control by multiwavelength ellipsometry of plasma-deposited multilayers on glass by use of an incoherent-reflection model

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6352–6359 (1997)
• M. Kildemo, P. Bulkin, B. Drévillon, and O. Hunderi

Ellipsometric study of thermally evaporated germanium thin film

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6360–6363 (1997)
• H. Rafla-Yuan, J. D. Rancourt, and M. J. Cumbo

Problem of ambiguity in the determination of optical constants of thin absorbing films from spectroscopic reflectance and transmittance measurements

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6364–6371 (1997)
• K. Lamprecht, W. Papousek, and G. Leising

Correlation optical velocimetry with a compact disk pickup

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6372–6375 (1997)
• F. Quercioli, A. Mannoni, and B. Tiribilli

Optical constants of float glass, nickel, and carbon from soft-x-ray reflectivity measurements

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6376–6382 (1997)
• I. Diel, J. Friedrich, C. Kunz, S. Di Fonzo, B. R. Müller, and W. Jark

Refractive index of nematic liquid crystals in the submillimeter wave region

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6383–6387 (1997)
• Toshiaki Nose, Susumu Sato, Koji Mizuno, Jongsuck Bae, and Tatsuo Nozokido

Prediction and verification of an iridescent synthetic fiber

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6388–6392 (1997)
• Barry Rubin, Henry Kobsa, and Stephen M. Shearer

Accurate calculation of Narcissus signatures by using finite ray tracing

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6393–6398 (1997)
• K. Lu and S. J. Dobson

Multiple-path telescope: third-order design

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6399–6402 (1997)
• J. Castro-Ramos, S. Vázquez-Montiel, M. Fernández-Guasti, and A. Cornejo-Rodríguez

Comparative characteristics of magneto-optical materials

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6403–6410 (1997)
• A. N. Malshakov, G. A. Pasmanik, and A. K. Potemkin

Grazing-incidence efficiencies in the 28–42-Å wavelength region of replicas of the Skylab 3600-line/mm concave grating with multilayer and gold coatings

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6411–6415 (1997)
• W. R. Hunter, J. F. Seely, M. P. Kowalski, J. C. Rife, and T. W. Barbee

Radiometric calibration of SUMER: refinement of the laboratory results under operational conditions on SOHO

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6416–6422 (1997)
• Klaus Wilhelm, Philippe Lemaire, Uri Feldman, Jörg Hollandt, Udo Schühle, and Werner Curdt

Trapping forces in a multiple-beam fiber-optic trap

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6423–6433 (1997)
• Erkin Sidick, Scott D. Collins, and André Knoesen

Polarization quadrature measurement of subwavelength diffracting structures

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6434–6440 (1997)
• D. S. Marx and D. Psaltis

Far-field optical degradation due to near-field transmission through a turbulent heated jet

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6441–6452 (1997)
• James M. Cicchiello and Eric J. Jumper

Efficient polarization converter for projection displays

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6453–6457 (1997)
• W. C. Yip, H. C. Huang, and H. S. Kwok

Design and performance of a stable linear retarder

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6458–6465 (1997)
• K. B. Rochford, A. H. Rose, P. A. Williams, C. M. Wang, I. G. Clarke, P. D. Hale, and G. W. Day

Rotating-polarizer polarimeter for accurate retardance measurement

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6466–6472 (1997)
• P. A. Williams, A. H. Rose, and C. M. Wang

Accurate interferometric retardance measurements

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6473–6479 (1997)
• Kent B. Rochford and C. M. Wang

Floodlight for illuminating a semicircular vault

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6480–6484 (1997)
• Wladyslaw Dybczynski

Polarization response of asymmetric-spiral infrared antennas

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6485–6490 (1997)
• C. Fumeaux, G. D. Boreman, W. Herrmann, H. Rothuizen, and F. K. Kneubühl

Computer processing of electron microscope cross sections of multilayer mirrors

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6491–6497 (1997)
• M. O. Flaissier, C. Guichet, M. Rasigni, and G. Rasigni

Camera focusing based on fringe pattern matching

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6498–6502 (1997)
• Peter J. Bryanston-Cross and Zuobin Wang

Integral equation model of light scattering by an oriented monodisperse system of triaxial dielectric ellipsoids: application in ectacytometry

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6503–6512 (1997)
• Georgios S. Stamatakos, Dido Yova, and Nikolaos K. Uzunoglu

Forward-adjoint fluorescence model: Monte Carlo integration and experimental validation

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6513–6519 (1997)
• Richard J. Crilly, Wai-Fung Cheong, Brian Wilson, and J. Richard Spears

General theory of three-dimensional radiance measurements with optical microprobes

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6520–6528 (1997)
• N. Fukshansky-Kazarinova, L. Fukshansky, M. Kühl, and B. B. Jørgensen

Effect of the scattering delay on time-dependent photon migration in turbid media

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6529–6538 (1997)
• I. V. Yaroslavsky, A. N. Yaroslavsky, V. V. Tuchin, and H.-J. Schwarzmaier

Sensitivity and detection limit of concentration and adsorption measurements by laser-induced surface-plasmon resonance

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6539–6547 (1997)
• A. A. Kolomenskii, P. D. Gershon, and H. A. Schuessler

Wavelength-tuning interferometry of intraocular distances

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6548–6553 (1997)
• F. Lexer, C. K. Hitzenberger, A. F. Fercher, and M. Kulhavy

Characterization of grating couplers for affinity-based pesticide sensing

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• Applied Optics, Vol. 36, Iss. 25, pp. 6554–6562 (1997)
• Jacob Piehler, Albrecht Brandenburg, Andreas Brecht, Elmar Wagner, and Günter Gauglitz