Photoionization with orbital angular momentum beams

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3660–3671 (2010)
• A. Picón, J. Mompart, J. R. Vázquez de Aldana, L. Plaja, G. F. Calvo, and L. Roso

Design of plasmonic photonic crystal resonant cavities for polarization sensitive infrared photodetectors

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3672–3686 (2010)
• Jessie Rosenberg, Rajeev V. Shenoi, Sanjay Krishna, and Oskar Painter

Edge-emitting ultraviolet n-ZnO:Al/i-ZnO/p-GaN heterojunction light-emitting diode with a rib waveguide

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3687–3692 (2010)
• H.K. Liang, S.F. Yu, and H.Y. Yang

Small volume excitation and enhancement of dye fluorescence on a 2D photonic crystal surface

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3693–3699 (2010)
• L. C. Estrada, O. E. Martinez, M. Brunstein, S. Bouchoule, L. Le-Gratiet, A. Talneau, I. Sagnes, P. Monnier, J. A. Levenson, and A. M. Yacomotti

Nonlinear refractive index of porcine cornea studied by z-scan and self-focusing during femtosecond laser processing

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3700–3707 (2010)
• M. Miclea, U. Skrzypczak, S. Faust, F. Fankhauser, H. Graener, and G. Seifert

Heralded, pure-state single-photon source based on a Potassium Titanyl Phosphate waveguide

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3708–3718 (2010)
• Z. H. Levine, J. Fan, J. Chen, A. Ling, and A. Migdall

Digital holographic reflectometry

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3719–3731 (2010)
• Tristan Colomb, Stefan Krivec, Herbert Hutter, Ahmet Ata Akatay, Nicolas Pavillon, Frédéric Montfort, Etienne Cuche, Jonas Kühn, Christian Depeursinge, and Yves Emery

A fast bioluminescent source localization method based on generalized graph cuts with mouse model validations

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3732–3745 (2010)
• Kai Liu, Jie Tian, Yujie Lu, Chenghu Qin, Xin Yang, Shouping Zhu, and Xing Zhang

High efficiency thin-film crystalline Si/Ge tandem solar cell

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3746–3753 (2010)
• G. Sun, F. Chang, and R. A. Soref

Inverse design of nanophotonic structures using complementary convex optimization

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3754–3761 (2010)
• Jesse Lu and Jelena Vuckovic

A novel low-loss Terahertz waveguide: Polymer tube

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3762–3767 (2010)
• Daru Chen and Haibin Chen

A stretcher fiber for use in fs chirped pulse Yb amplifiers

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3768–3773 (2010)
• Lars Grüner-Nielsen, Dan Jakobsen, Kim G. Jespersen, and Bera Pálsdóttir

Photonic-based multi-wavelength sensor for object identification

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3774–3783 (2010)
• Kavitha Venkataraayan, Sreten Askraba, Kamal E. Alameh, and Clifton L. Smith

Optical coatings with an integral FTIR air layer

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3784–3792 (2010)
• Li Li and J. A. Dobrowolski

A hybrid organic semiconductor/silicon photodiode for efficient ultraviolet photodetection

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3219–3225 (2010)
• J. W. Levell, M. E. Giardini, and I. D. W. Samuel

Tapering fibers with complex shape

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3426–3437 (2010)
• S. Pricking and H. Giessen

High-accuracy measurement of cladding noncircularity based on phase velocity difference between acoustic polarization modes

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3574–3581 (2010)
• Sun Do Lim, Hyun Chul Park, Kwanil Lee, Sang Bae Lee, and Byoung Yoon Kim

In-band OSNR monitoring using a pair of Michelson fiber interferometers

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3618–3625 (2010)
• E. Flood, W. H. Guo, D. Reid, M. Lynch, A. L. Bradley, L. P. Barry, and J. F. Donegan

Switchable UWB pulse generation using a polarization maintaining fiber Bragg grating as frequency discriminator

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3643–3648 (2010)
• Xinhuan Feng, Zhaohui Li, Bai-Ou Guan, C. Lu, H. Y. Tam, and P. K. A. Wai

Rotating beams in isotropic optical system

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3568–3573 (2010)
• Tatiana Alieva, Eugeny Abramochkin, Ana Asenjo-Garcia, and Evgeniya Razueva

Visualizing invisibility: Metamaterials-based optical devices in natural environments

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3332–3337 (2010)
• Aaron J. Danner

High-speed full analytical holographic computations for true-life scenes

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3345–3351 (2010)
• Yuan-Zhi Liu, Jian-Wen Dong, Yi-Ying Pu, Bing-Chu Chen, He-Xiang He, and He-Zhou Wang

Implementation of a digital optical phase conjugation system and its application to study the robustness of turbidity suppression by phase conjugation

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3444–3455 (2010)
• Meng Cui and Changhuei Yang

Swept-source polarization-sensitive
optical coherence tomography based on
polarization-maintaining fiber

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3392–3403 (2010)
• Muhammad K. Al-Qaisi and Taner Akkin

Pulsed-terahertz reflectometry for health monitoring of ceramic thermal barrier coatings

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3477–3486 (2010)
• Chia-Chu Chen, Dong-Joon Lee, Tresa Pollock, and John F. Whitaker

Improvement of the edge method for on-orbit MTF measurement

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3531–3545 (2010)
• Françoise Viallefont-Robinet and Dominique Léger

Gabor-based fusion technique for Optical Coherence Microscopy

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3632–3642 (2010)
• Jannick P. Rolland, Panomsak Meemon, Supraja Murali, Kevin P. Thompson, and Kye-sung Lee

Near-field ellipsometry for thin film characterization

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3298–3310 (2010)
• Zhuang Liu, Ying Zhang, Shaw Wei Kok, Boon Ping Ng, and Yeng Chai Soh

Lenses axial space ray tracing measurement

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3608–3617 (2010)
• Weiqian Zhao, Ruoduan Sun, Lirong Qiu, Libo Shi, and Dingguo Sha

On-chip temperature compensation in an integrated slot-waveguide ring resonator refractive index sensor array

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3226–3237 (2010)
• Kristinn B. Gylfason, Carl F. Carlborg, Andrzej Kazmierczak, Fabian Dortu, Hans Sohlström, Laurent Vivien, Carlos A. Barrios, Wouter van der Wijngaart, and Göran Stemme

Annealing dynamics of waveguide Bragg gratings: evidence of femtosecond laser induced colour centres

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3274–3283 (2010)
• P. Dekker, M. Ams, G. D. Marshall, D. J. Little, and M. J. Withford

CMOS-compatible athermal silicon microring resonators

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3487–3493 (2010)
• Biswajeet Guha, Bernardo B. C. Kyotoku, and Michal Lipson

Ultrashort free-carrier lifetime in low-loss silicon nanowaveguides

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3582–3591 (2010)
• Amy C. Turner-Foster, Mark A. Foster, Jacob S. Levy, Carl B. Poitras, Reza Salem, Alexander L. Gaeta, and Michal Lipson

An agile laser with ultra-low frequency noise and high sweep linearity

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3284–3297 (2010)
• Haifeng Jiang, Fabien Kéfélian, Pierre Lemonde, André Clairon, and Giorgio Santarelli

V³⁺:YAG as the saturable absorber for a diode-pumped quasi-three-level dual-wavelength Nd:GGG laser

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3352–3357 (2010)
• Hai-Tao Huang, Jing-Liang He, Bai-Tao Zhang, Jian-Fei Yang, Jin-Long Xu, Chun-Hua Zuo, and Xu-Tang Tao

Complete pulse characterization of quantum dot mode-locked lasers suitable for optical communication up to 160 Gbit/s

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3415–3425 (2010)
• H. Schmeckebier, G. Fiol, C. Meuer, D. Arsenijevic, and D. Bimberg

Concentration effect of carbon nanotube based saturable absorber on stabilizing and shortening mode-locked pulse

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3592–3600 (2010)
• Jin-Chen Chiu, Yi-Fen Lan, Chia-Ming Chang, Xi-Zong Chen, Chao-Yung Yeh, Chao-Kuei Lee, Gong-Ru Lin, Jiang-Jen Lin, and Wood-Hi Cheng

Study on the effect of heat-annealing and irradiation on spectroscopic properties of Bi:α-BaB₂O₄ single crystal

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3385–3391 (2010)
• Jun Xu, Hengyu Zhao, Liangbi Su, Jun Yu, Peng Zhou, Huili Tang, Lihe Zheng, and Hongjun Li

Use of a multi-spectral camera in the characterization of skin wounds

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3244–3257 (2010)
• Ali Basiri, Marjan Nabili, Scott Mathews, Alex Libin, Suzanne Groah, Herke J. Noordmans, and Jessica C. Ramella-Roman

Imaging gold nanoparticles in living cell environments using heterodyne digital holographic microscopy

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3264–3273 (2010)
• N. Warnasooriya, F. Joud, P. Bun, G. Tessier, M. Coppey-Moisan, P. Desbiolles, M. Atlan, M. Abboud, and M. Gross

Depth-resolved wavefront aberrations using a coherence-gated Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3458–3476 (2010)
• Simon Tuohy and Adrian Gh. Podoleanu

Imaging live cell membranes via surface plasmon-enhanced fluorescence and phase microscopy

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3649–3659 (2010)
• Ruei-Yu He, Chun-Yu Lin, Yuan-Deng Su, Kuo-Chih Chiu, Nan-Shan Chang, Hua-Lin Wu, and Shean-Jen Chen

Artificial metal with effective plasma frequency in near-infrared region

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3370–3378 (2010)
• Xingzhan Wei, Haofei Shi, Qiling Deng, Xiaochun Dong, Chunheng Liu, Yueguang Lu, and Chunlei Du

Negative index Clarricoats-Waldron waveguides for terahertz and far infrared applications

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3626–3631 (2010)
• Alessandro Salandrino and Demetrios N. Christodoulides

Counterpropagating nematicons in bias-free liquid crystals

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3258–3263 (2010)
• Yana V. Izdebskaya, Vlad G. Shvedov, Anton S. Desyatnikov, Wieslaw Z. Krolikowski, Milivoj Belic, Gaetano Assanto, and Yuri S. Kivshar

Finding exact spatial soliton profiles in nematic liquid crystals

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3311–3321 (2010)
• J. Beeckman, K. Neyts, P. J. M. Vanbrabant, R. James, and F. A. Fernandez

Prism-coupled Cherenkov phase-matched terahertz wave generation using a DAST crystal

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3338–3344 (2010)
• Koji Suizu, Takayuki Shibuya, Hirohisa Uchida, and Kodo Kawase

Controllable energy transfer in fluorescence upconversion of NdF₃ and NaNdF₄ nanocrystals

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3364–3369 (2010)
• M. Li, Z.-H. Hao, X.-N. Peng, J.-B. Li, X.-F. Yu, and Q.-Q. Wang

Emitter apodization dependent angular luminance enhancement of microlens-array film attached organic light-emitting devices

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3238–3243 (2010)
• Kuan-Yu Chen, Yung-Ting Chang, Yu-Hsuan Ho, Hoang-Yan Lin, Jiun-Haw Lee, and Mao-Kuo Wei

Multilayer transparent electrode for organic light-emitting diodes: tuning its optical characteristics

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3404–3414 (2010)
• Hyunsu Cho, Changhun Yun, and Seunghyup Yoo

Polarization converters based on axially symmetric twisted nematic liquid crystal

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3601–3607 (2010)
• Shih-Wei Ko, Chi-Lun Ting, Andy Y.-G. Fuh, and Tsung-Hsien Lin

Superresolution imaging in optical tweezers using high-speed cameras

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3322–3331 (2010)
• Juan Pablo Staforelli, Esteban Vera, José Manuel Brito, Pablo Solano, Sergio Torres, and Carlos Saavedra

Experimental investigation of superfocusing of plasmonic lens with chirped circular nanoslits

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3438–3443 (2010)
• Yongqi Fu, Yu Liu, Xiuli Zhou, Zongwei Xu, and Fengzhou Fang

Enhanced surface plasmon resonance based on the silver nanoshells connected by the nanobars

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3510–3518 (2010)
• Yuan-Fong Chau, Yi-Ju Lin, and Din Ping Tsai

Surface plasmon coupling enhanced dielectric environment sensitivity in a quasi-three-dimensional metallic nanohole array

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3546–3555 (2010)
• Yuanyuan Li, Jian Pan, Peng Zhan, Shining Zhu, Naiben Ming, Zhenlin Wang, Wenda Han, Xunya Jiang, and Jian Zi

Novel ultra-wideband (UWB) photonic generation through photodetection and cross-absorption modulation in a single electroabsorption modulator

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3379–3384 (2010)
• Tsu-Hsiu Wu, Jui-pin Wu, and Yi-Jen Chiu

Infiltrated photonic crystal fiber: experiments and liquid crystal scattering model

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3519–3530 (2010)
• Alexander Lorenz, Rolf Schuhmann, and Heinz-Siegfried Kitzerow

Intercalibration of infrared channels of polar-orbiting IRAS/FY-3A with AIRS/Aqua data

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3358–3363 (2010)
• Geng-Ming Jiang

Radiative corrections to the polarizability tensor of an electrically small anisotropic dielectric particle

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3556–3567 (2010)
• S. Albaladejo, R. Gómez-Medina, L. S. Froufe-Pérez, H. Marinchio, R. Carminati, J. F. Torrado, G. Armelles, A. García-Martín, and J. J. Sáenz

Absorption, refraction and scattering in analyzer-based imaging: comparison of different algorithms

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3494–3509 (2010)
• Paul Claude Diemoz, Paola Coan, Christian Glaser, and Alberto Bravin

Three-dimensional harmonic holographic microcopy using nanoparticles as probes for cell imaging: erratum

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• Optics Express Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 3456–3457 (2010)
• Chia-Lung Hsieh, Rachel Grange, Ye Pu, and Demetri Psaltis