1 December 2000, Volume 39, Issue 34, pp. 6277-6514  
39 articles

High-numerical-aperture optical microscopy and modern applications: introduction to the feature issue

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6277-6278 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

High-resolution scanning surface-plasmon microscopy

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6279-6287 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Polarization-modulated differential-interference contrast microscopy with a variable retarder

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6288-6294 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Edge localization of subwavelength structures by use of polarization interferometry and extreme-value criteria

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6295-6305 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Four-dimensional multiphoton microscopy with time-correlated single-photon counting

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6306-6311 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Effect of handling and fixation processes on fluorescence spectroscopy of mouse skeletal muscles under two-photon excitation

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6312-6317 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Point-spread functions of a polarizing microscope equipped with high-numerical-aperture lenses

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6325-6331 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of exact and asymptotic results for the focusing of electromagnetic waves through a plane interface

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6332-6340 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Superresolution for digital versatile discs (DVD’s)

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6341-6349 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Minimum theoretical requirements for three-dimensional scanning-laser Doppler anemometry

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6350-6359 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Use of confocal microscopes in conoscopy and ellipsometry. 1. Electromagnetic theory

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6360-6365 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Confocal imaging through weakly aberrating media

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6366-6368 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Diffracted radiance: a fundamental quantity in nonparaxial scalar diffraction theory: errata

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6374-6375 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Launched pulse-shape dependence of the power spectrum of the spontaneous Brillouin backscattered light in an optical fiber

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6376-6384 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Use of low-coherence speckled speckles for bioflow measurements

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6385-6389 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Interferometric sensor for detection of surface-bound bioreactions

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6396-6405 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Laboratory imaging stellar interferometer with fiber links

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6406-6420 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurement and calibration of interferometric imaging aberrations

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6421-6429 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator for brightness adaptation in microscopic topometry

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6430-6435 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Vector diffraction analysis of optical disk readout

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6436-6440 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Omnidirectional reflection from Šolc-type anisotropic periodic dielectric structures

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6441-6447 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Dual Fabry–Perot filter for measurement of CO rotational spectra: design and application to the CO spectrum of Venus

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6448-6452 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Collimated light sources in the diffusion approximation

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6453-6465 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Instrumentation and calibration protocol for imaging dynamic features in dense-scattering media by optical tomography

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6466-6486 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Quantifying the absorption and reduced scattering coefficients of tissuelike turbid media over a broad spectral range with noncontact Fourier-transform hyperspectral imaging

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6487-6497 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Broadband absorption spectroscopy in turbid media by combined frequency-domain and steady-state methods

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6498-6507 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Monitoring photosensitizer concentration by use of a fiber-optic probe with a small source–detector separation

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6508-6514 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Nonlinear Filtering in Two-Beam Interferometer

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6515-6516 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Solar Radiometer With Light-Emitting Diodes As Spectrally-Selective Detectors

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6517-6518 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurements of ∂n/∂T in Solid-State Dye-Laser Gain Media

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6522-6523 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

An Optical Method to Measure Time Response in Scanning Spectrophotometers

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6524-6526 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Bandwidth Reduction Technique for Multilayer Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) Bandpass Filters

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6527-6527 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Long Fibers and Light Guides

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6528-6529 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF

A Simple Technique for Accurately Measuring the Dihedral Angle of a Roof-Top Mirror

Appl. Opt. 39(34), 6533-6534 (2000)  View: HTML | PDF