20 October 1999, Volume 38, Issue 30, pp. 6225-6454  
30 articles

Ozone differential absorption lidar algorithm intercomparison

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6225-6236 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of iterative and Monte Carlo methods for calculation of the aureole about a point source in the Earth’s atmosphere

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6237-6246 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

All-weather ultraviolet solar spectra retrieved at a 0.5-Hz sampling rate

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6247-6252 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Far-field propagation of an off-axis Gaussian wave

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6253-6256 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

High-efficiency dielectric reflection gratings: design, fabrication, and analysis

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6257-6271 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Coupling of a laser diode to single-mode fiber with an upside-down tapered lens end

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6272-6277 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Low-frequency and high-frequency all-fiber modulators based on birefringence modulation

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6278-6283 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Experimental determination of the upconversion rate in erbium-doped silicate glasses

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6284-6291 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Flattopped tunable wavelength-division-multiplexer filter design: errata

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6293-6293 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Vicarious calibration of the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator thermal-infrared channels

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6294-6306 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectrocolorimetric control of ancient documents postablation with excimer lasers

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6307-6316 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Frequency-dependent graded reflectivity mirror: characterization and laser implementation

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6317-6324 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Surface-grating distributed Bragg reflector quantum-well lasers fabricated in AlGaAs–GaAs asymmetric epitaxial waveguides

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6325-6332 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Analytical expression for the hysteresis loop width of bistable tunable external cavity semiconductor lasers

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6333-6336 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Singlet oxygen and dye-triplet-state quenching in solid-state dye lasers consisting of Pyrromethene 567–doped poly(methyl methacrylate)

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6337-6342 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Multiple-prism grating solid-state dye laser oscillator: optimized architecture

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6347-6349 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Polarization characteristics of Spectralon illuminated by coherent light

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6350-6356 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Excitation of capillary waves in strongly absorbing liquids by a modulated laser beam

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6357-6364 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Retrieval of cloud optical parameters from space-based backscatter lidar data

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6365-6373 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Special relativity corrections for space-based lidars

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6374-6382 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Scanning lidar with a coupled radar safety system

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6383-6387 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Modeling the performance of direct-detection Doppler lidar systems including cloud and solar background variability

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6388-6397 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Infrared and visible Fourier-transform spectra of sulfuric-acid–water aerosols at 230 and 294 K

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6408-6420 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical properties of a dispersion of randomly oriented identical aggregates of spheres deposited on a plane surface

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6421-6430 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Virtues of Mueller matrix imaging for underwater target detection

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6431-6438 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser photofragmentation–fragment detection and pyrolysis–laser-induced fluorescence studies on energetic materials

Appl. Opt. 38(30), 6447-6454 (1999)  View: HTML | PDF