20 September 2002, Volume 41, Issue 27, pp. 5593-5822  
26 articles

Off-axis measurements of atmospheric trace gases by use of an airborne ultraviolet-visible spectrometer

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5593-5599 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Green’s function method in the radiative transfer problem. II. Spatially heterogeneous anisotropic surface

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5600-5606 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Phase-correction of turbulent distortions of an optical wave propagating under conditions of strong intensity fluctuations

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5616-5624 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Stability analysis of a diode-pumped, thermal birefringence-compensated two-rod Nd:YAG laser with 770-W output power

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5625-5631 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Tunable external-cavity diode laser at 650 nm based on a transmission diffraction grating

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5632-5637 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Efficient operation of a solid-state adaptive laser oscillator

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5638-5644 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Femtosecond measurements of two-photon absorption coefficients at λ = 264 nm in glasses, crystals, and liquids: erratum

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5655-5655 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Effect of vaporization and melt ejection on laser machining of silica glass micro-optical components

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5660-5667 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Three-dimensional remote sensing by optical scanning holography: comment

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5668-5671 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser reflector arrangement on H2A-LRE satellite for monitoring spin rate and optical degradation

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5672-5677 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of laser-induced incandescence to the detection of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5678-5690 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Modeling the noise equivalent radiance requirements of imaging spectrometers based on scientific applications

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5691-5701 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Building blocks for a two-frequency laser lidar-radar: a preliminary study

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5702-5712 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical particle sizing in backscatter

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5713-5727 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Finite-difference time-domain solution of light scattering and absorption by particles in an absorbing medium

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5728-5743 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser transmission-backscattering through inhomogeneous cirrus clouds

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5744-5754 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Deriving inherent optical properties from water color: a multiband quasi-analytical algorithm for optically deep waters

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5755-5772 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Angle- and size-dependent characteristics of incoherent Raman and fluorescent scattering by microspheres. 1. General expressions

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5773-5782 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Angle- and size-dependent characteristics of incoherent Raman and fluorescent scattering by microspheres. 2. Numerical Simulation

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5783-5791 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Light-scattering properties of plate and column ice crystals generated in a laboratory cold chamber

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5792-5796 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Temperature dependence of light absorption in water at holmium and thulium laser wavelengths

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5797-5803 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Time-resolved studies of the interactions between pulsed lasers and aerosols

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5804-5813 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhancement of the thermal lens signal induced by sample matrix absorption of the probe laser beam

Appl. Opt. 41(27), 5814-5822 (2002)  View: HTML | PDF