20 April 2001, Volume 40, Issue 12, pp. 1863-2051  
24 articles

Measurement and data-processing approach for estimating the spatial statistics of turbulence-induced index of refraction fluctuations in the upper atmosphere

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1863-1871 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Geo-fit approach to the analysis of limb-scanning satellite measurements

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1872-1885 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of columnar water-vapor measurements from solar transmittance methods

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1886-1896 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Damage threshold prediction of hafnia–silica multilayer coatings by nondestructive evaluation of fluence-limiting defects

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1897-1906 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Mirror design for two-dimensional magneto-optic lenses and compressors

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1907-1910 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Dispersion effects in elliptical-core highly birefringent fibers

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1911-1920 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Three-dimensional sensing based on a dynamically focused laser optical feedback imaging technique

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1921-1924 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Asymmetry of the forward and backward Raman gain coefficient at 1.54 µm in methane

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1925-1930 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Characterization of excimer lasers for application to lenslet array homogenizers

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1931-1941 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Doppler-induced dynamics of fields in Fabry–Perot cavities with suspended mirrors

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1942-1949 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced damage of a 1064-nm ZnS/MgF2 narrow-band interference filter

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1950-1956 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Intracavity frequency-doubled femtosecond Cr4+:forsterite laser

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1957-1960 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical levitation and trapping of a micro-optic inclined end-surface cylindrical spinner

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1961-1973 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Precision measurement of wavelengths emitted by a molecular fluorine laser at 157 nm

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1974-1978 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Efficient frequency conversion of a passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 946 nm in periodically poled KTiOPO4

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1979-1982 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Efficient double-clad thulium-doped fiber laser with a ring cavity

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1983-1988 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Ozone column density determination from direct irradiance measurements in the ultraviolet performed by a four-channel precision filter radiometer

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 1989-2003 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Comment on two-wavelength lidar inversion techniques

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 2004-2009 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Pulsed laser photoacoustic detection of SO2 near 225.7 nm

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 2010-2016 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Improved speckle statistics in coherent differential absorption lidar with in-fiber wavelength multiplexing

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 2017-2023 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

High-resolution Fourier-transform ultraviolet–visible spectrometer for the measurement of atmospheric trace species: application to OH

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 2024-2030 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Ammonia monitoring near 1.5 µm with diode-laser absorption sensors

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 2031-2042 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser microprobe and resonant laser ablation for depth profile measurements of hydrogen isotope atoms contained in graphite

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 2043-2046 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF

Electromagnetically induced transparency and optical switching in a rubidium cascade system

Appl. Opt. 40(12), 2047-2051 (2001)  View: HTML | PDF