1 June 2011, Volume 50, Issue 16, pp. 2322-2492  
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Effective schema for the rigorous modeling of grating diffraction with focused beams

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2474-2483 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Dual-fiber collimator with elliptical spot for optical MEMS devices

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2334-2341 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Exact revision of the elliptically bent mirror theory

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2413-2417 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Gradient polymer-disposed liquid crystal single layer of large nematic droplets for modulation of laser light

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2326-2333 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Point diffraction interferometer with adjustable fringe contrast for testing spherical surfaces

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2342-2348 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Practical method to derive nonlinear response functions of cameras for scientific imaging

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2401-2407 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Spotlight on Optics

Schwarzschild spectrometer

open access Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2418-2424 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Bidirectional reflectance distribution function of Spectralon white reflectance standard illuminated by incoherent unpolarized and plane-polarized light

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2431-2442 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Lightpipe device for delivery of uniform illumination for photodynamic therapy of the oral cavity

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2322-2325 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of “parallel” moiré deflectometry and the single beam Z-scan technique in the measurement of the nonlinear refractive index

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2356-2360 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Spotlight on Optics

Self-organized 2D periodic arrays of nanostructures in silicon by nanosecond laser irradiation

open access Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2349-2355 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Removal of single point diamond-turning marks by abrasive jet polishing

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2458-2463 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Calculation and evaluation of narcissus for diffractive surfaces in infrared systems

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2484-2492 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Concentric ring metal grating for generating radially polarized light

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2451-2457 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Relationship between the size distribution of mineral pigments and color saturation

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2464-2473 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of two-, three-, and four-exposure quadrature phase-shifting holography

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2443-2450 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Fast-updating and nonrepeating Lissajous image reconstruction method for capturing increased dynamic information

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2376-2382 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (3)]

Two-dimensional continuous wavelet transform for phase determination of complex interferograms

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2425-2430 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Half-data-page insertion method for increasing recording density in angular multiplexing holographic memory

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2361-2369 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Tunable photonic bandgap in a one-dimensional superconducting-dielectric superlattice

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2370-2375 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Measuring the dispersive properties of liquids using a microinterferometer

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2408-2412 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF

Driving plasmonic nanoantennas with triangular lasers and slot waveguides

Appl. Opt. 50(16), 2391-2400 (2011)  View: HTML | PDF