Superior signal persistence of circularly polarized light in polydisperse, real-world fog environments

J. D. van der Laan, J. B. Wright, S. A. Kemme, and D. A. Scrymgeour

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5464-5473 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Average bit error rate performance analysis of a low-density parity-check-coded orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing FSO system under Málaga distribution considering atmospheric attenuation and pointing errors

Mengyi Duan, Ping Wang, Xiaoxia Liu, Yutao Li, Wenwen Chen, and Ang Li

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5505-5513 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Chromatic analysis of harmonic Fresnel lenses by FDTD and angular spectrum methods

Jianming Yang, Patrice Twardowski, Philippe Gérard, Wenhui Yu, and Joël Fontaine

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5281-5287 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhanced light trapping in thin-film silicon solar cells with concave quadratic bottom gratings

Ke Chen, Rui Wu, Hongmei Zheng, Yuanyuan Wang, and Xiaopeng Yu

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5348-5355 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Simulation of optical fiber couplers using the angular spectrum algorithm

Don M. Cottrell and Jeffrey A. Davis

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5319-5327 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

D-shaped photonic crystal fiber plasmonic refractive index sensor based on gold grating

Junjie Lu, Yan Li, Yanhua Han, Yi Liu, and Jianmin Gao

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5268-5272 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Phase-stable, downconverting, microwave photonic link with analysis of balanced heterodyne detection intermodulation

Calvin Harrington, Tia Sharpe, Jason Dahl, and Zeb W. Barber

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5273-5280 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical camera communication for mobile payments using an LED panel light

Hao-Wei Chen, Shang-Sheng Wen, Yun Liu, Min Fu, Zi-Chun Weng, and Meng Zhang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5288-5294 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Multispot launching for single-mode excitation in multimode fibers for high-speed applications

Thomas Joseph and Joseph John

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5307-5313 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Imaging method based on the combination of microlens arrays and aperture arrays

Xuewen Chen, Yong Song, Weiguo Zhang, Muhammad Sulaman, Shangnan Zhao, Bingtao Guo, Qun Hao, and Lin Li

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5392-5398 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Coherent noise reduction of phase images in digital holographic microscopy based on the adaptive anisotropic diffusion

Yumin Wu, Haobo Cheng, Yongfu Wen, Xin Chen, and Yingwei Wang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5364-5370 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

3D imaging scanner

Zhouyi Wu, Chao Han, Changhuei Yang, and Jiangtao Huangfu

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5399-5404 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (8)]

Efficient illumination angle self-calibration in Fourier ptychography

Regina Eckert, Zachary F. Phillips, and Laura Waller

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5434-5442 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Q-Spectrum and its application for the characterization of mid-spatial frequencies on polished surfaces

Amai Corunin

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5314-5318 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Three-dimensional measurement of an inner surface profile using a supercontinuum beam

Toshitaka Wakayama, Yuta Takahashi, Yuichi Ono, Yusuke Fujii, Takuya Gisuji, Takuto Ogura, Natsumi Shinozaki, Shun Yamauchi, Misaki Shoji, Hiromu Kawasaki, Takeshi Higashiguchi, and Toru Yoshizawa

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5371-5379 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Corrected calibration algorithm with a fixed constraint relationship and an error compensation technique for a binocular vision measurement system

Ju Huo, Guiyang Zhang, Jiashan Cui, and Ming Yang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5492-5504 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Modeling and calibration of a precise optical positioning system based on four linear cameras

Kai Zhou, Xiangjun Wang, Hong Wei, Lei Yin, Zijing Wan, and Zhong Wang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5538-5548 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Ridge waveguide assisted highly efficient transverse-electric-pass polarizer based on a hybrid plasmonic waveguide

Haixia Zhu, Ran Hao, and Erping Li

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5533-5537 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

PCSEL pumped coupling optics free Yb:YAG/Cr:YAG microchip laser

Xiaoyang Guo, Shigeki Tokita, Kazuyoshi Hirose, Takahiro Sugiyama, Akiyoshi Watanabe, Kenji Ishizaki, Susumu Noda, Noriaki Miyanaga, and Junji Kawanaka

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5295-5298 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurement of thermal effects of diode-pumped solid-state laser by using digital holography

Yang Yu, Jianglei Di, Weijuan Qu, and Anand Asundi

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5385-5391 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

On a causal dispersion model for the optical properties of metals

J. Orosco and C. F. M. Coimbra

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5333-5347 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhanced mid-infrared emission of erbium-doped fluoro-bromozirconate glass

Wenlong Ding, Xiaosong Zhang, Lan Li, Qi Ding, Shaohua Wu, Shuili Yu, and Jiajia Zhang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5380-5384 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Broadening of the sum-frequency phase-matching bandwidth by temperature gradient in MgO:PPLN

Dismas K. Choge, Huai-Xi Chen, Yi-Bin Xu, Lei Guo, Guang-Wei Li, and Wan-Guo Liang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5459-5463 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Optofluidic lenses with horizontal-to-vertical aspect ratios in the subunit regime

Shravani Prasad, Michelle Del Rosso, Julie R. Vale, and Christopher M. Collier

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5474-5482 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Hybrid lens design for ultrawide-angle imaging with a high Strehl ratio in a folded system

Yu-Shan Chang, Long Hsu, and Kuang-Lung Huang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5514-5522 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Multiple wavelength-selecting and beam-splitting photonic crystal functional device based on the mode coupling between the central microcavity and the adjacent waveguides

Xing Liu, Chao Wu, Shuai Feng, Xiao Chen, Chuanbo Li, and Yiquan Wang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5405-5412 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimal iodine absorption line applied for spaceborne high spectral resolution lidar

Junfa Dong, Jiqiao Liu, Decang Bi, Xiuhua Ma, Xiaopeng Zhu, Xiaolei Zhu, and Weibiao Chen

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5413-5419 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Annular waveguide lasers at 1064  nm in Nd:YAG crystal produced by femtosecond laser inscription

Pengfei Wu, Shan He, and Hongliang Liu

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5420-5424 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhanced plasmonic photovoltaic using embedded novel gear-shaped nanoparticles

Marina Medhat, Yasser M. El-Batawy, Alaa K. Abdelmageed, and Ezzeldin A. Soliman

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5425-5433 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Plasmonic nano-tweezer based on square nanoplate tetramers

Qijian Jin, Li Wang, Sheng Yan, Hua Wei, and Yingzhou Huang

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5328-5332 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Classical and quantum analysis of propagation invariant vector flat-top beams

Nkosi Bhebhe, Carmelo Rosales-Guzman, and Andrew Forbes

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5451-5458 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Quantitative estimation of elemental composition employing a synthetic generated spectrum

Prashant Kumar, Rajesh K. Kushawaha, S. B. Banerjee, K. P. Subramanian, and N. G. Rudraswami

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5443-5450 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Band optimization of passive methane gas leak detection based on uncooled infrared focal plane array: publisher’s note

Xu Zhang, Weiqi Jin, Li Li, Xia Wang, Ji Chen, and Yuchao Jia

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5257-5257 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical characterization of Chinese hybrid rice using laser-induced fluorescence techniques—laboratory and remote-sensing measurements: publisher’s note

Duan Zheng, Ting Peng, Shiming Zhu, Ming Lian, Yiyun Li, Fu Wei, Jiabao Xiong, Sune Svanberg, Quanzhi Zhao, Jiandong Hu, and Guangyu Zhao

Appl. Opt. 57(19), 5258-5258 (2018)  View: HTML | PDF