Applied Optics — published by OSA

South Pole Telescope optics

• S. Padin, Z. Staniszewski, R. Keisler, M. Joy, A. A. Stark, P. A. R. Ade, K. A. Aird, B. A. Benson, L. E. Bleem, J. E. Carlstrom, C. L. Chang, T. M. Crawford, A. T. Crites, M. A. Dobbs, N. W. Halverson, S. Heimsath, R. E. Hills, W. L. Holzapfel, C. Lawrie, A. T. Lee, E. M. Leitch, J. Leong, W. Lu, M. Lueker, J. J. McMahon, S. S. Meyer, J. J. Mohr, T. E. Montroy, T. Plagge, C. Pryke, J. E. Ruhl, K. K. Schaffer, E. Shirokoff, H. G. Spieler, and J. D. Vieira
• pp. 4418-4428 [full text: PDF (13030 KB)]

Improved neural network based scene-adaptive nonuniformity correction method for infrared focal plane arrays

• Lai Rui, Yang Yin-tang, Zhou Duan, and Li Yue-jin
• pp. 4331-4335 [full text: PDF (5796 KB)]

Imaging polarimetry of glass buildings: why do vertical glass surfaces attract polarotactic insects?

• Péter Malik, Ramón Hegedüs, György Kriska, and Gábor Horváth
• pp. 4361-4374 [full text: PDF (24244 KB)]

Full-field retardation measurement of a liquid crystal cell with a phase shift polariscope

• Wang Pin and Anand Asundi
• pp. 4391-4395 [full text: PDF (5431 KB)]

Compact and miniature snapshot imaging polarimeter

• Haitao Luo, Kazuhiko Oka, Edward DeHoog, Michael Kudenov, James Schiewgerling, and Eustace L. Dereniak
• pp. 4413-4417 [full text: PDF (3479 KB)]

Operation and investigation of a tilted bottom cavity for pyrgeometer characterizations

• Julian Gröbner
• pp. 4441-4447 [full text: PDF (2360 KB)]

Verdet constant dispersion measurement using polarization-stepping techniques

• Jorge L. Flores and José A. Ferrari
• pp. 4396-4399 [full text: PDF (478 KB)]

Scanning flow cytometer modified to distinguish phytoplankton cells from their effective size, effective refractive index, depolarization, and fluorescence

• Luca Fiorani, Valeri P. Maltsev, Vyacheslav M. Nekrasov, Antonio Palucci, Konstantin A. Semyanov, and Valeria Spizzichino
• pp. 4405-4412 [full text: PDF (7756 KB)]

The Hertz/VPM polarimeter: design and first light observations

• Megan Krejny, David Chuss, Christian Drouet d'Aubigny, Dathon Golish, Martin Houde, Howard Hui, Craig Kulesa, Robert F. Loewenstein, S. Harvey Moseley, Giles Novak, George Voellmer, Chris Walker, and Ed Wollack
• pp. 4429-4440 [full text: PDF (19609 KB)]

Wavelength-dependent diffraction patterns from a liquid crystal display

• Jeffrey A. Davis, Joseph B. Chambers, Brian A. Slovick, and Ignacio Moreno
• pp. 4375-4380 [full text: PDF (4000 KB)]

Step method: a new synthesis method for the design of optical filters with intermediate refractive indices

• Stéphane Larouche and Ludvik Martinu
• pp. 4321-4330 [full text: PDF (975 KB)]

Elimination of conjugate image for holograms using a resolution redistribution optical system

• Yasuhiro Takaki and Yuki Hayashi
• pp. 4302-4308 [full text: PDF (4743 KB)]

Optical authentication method using a three-dimensional phase object with various wavelength readouts

• Osamu Matoba, Tomo Sawasaki, and Kouichi Nitta
• pp. 4400-4404 [full text: PDF (4503 KB)]

Simultaneous estimation of aerosol cloud concentration and spectral backscatter from multiple-wavelength lidar data

• Russell E. Warren, Richard G. Vanderbeek, Avishai Ben-David, and Jeffrey L. Ahl
• pp. 4309-4320 [full text: PDF (1231 KB)]

Diode-laser-based near-resonantly enhanced flow visualization in shock tunnels

• Robert Hruschka, Sean O'Byrne, and Harald Kleine
• pp. 4352-4360 [full text: PDF (8052 KB)]

Laser offset-frequency locking up to 20 GHz using a low-frequency electrical filter technique

• Stephane Schilt, Renaud Matthey, Daniela Kauffmann-Werner, Christoph Affolderbach, Gaetano Mileti, and Luc Thévenaz
• pp. 4336-4344 [full text: PDF (3206 KB)]

Developing an optimum computer-designed multispectral system comprising a monochrome CCD camera and a liquid-crystal tunable filter

• Miguel A. López-Álvarez, Javier Hernández-Andrés, and Javier Romero
• pp. 4381-4390 [full text: PDF (4519 KB)]

Linear and nonlinear optical characteristics of ZnO-SiO₂ nanocomposites

• Litty Irimpan, Bindu Krishnan, V. P. N. Nampoori, and P. Radhakrishnan
• pp. 4345-4351 [full text: PDF (906 KB)]