1. Measurement of atmospheric NO₂ column density with kitt peak solar flux atlas as a reference

   • Jian Guo Niu
   • Yasushi Sakurada
   • Nobuo Takeuchi

   Regular Papers Article: 240

2. Resolution enhancement techniques for optical lithography and optical imaging theory

   • Masato Shibuya

   Review Article: 151

3. Photonic sensing technology is opening new frontiers in biophotonics

   • Humio Inaba

   Review Article: A1

4. Adaptive computer-generated hologram using interpolation method

   • Nobukazu Yoshikawa
   • Masahide Itoh
   • Toyohiko Yatagai

   Letters Pages: 161 - 163

5. Photonic sensing technologies for fiber networks

   • Nobuo Tomita

   Review Pages: A11 - A15

6. Layered blind deconvolution using subband filter banks

   • Takanori Nomura
   • Masaya Tamaru

   Letters Pages: 164 - 166

7. Photonic sensing components for fiber networks

   • Hiroshi Yokosuka

   Review Pages: A16 - A19

8. High speed parallel aligned liquid crystal spatial light modulator operated at 180 Hz

   • Yasunori Igasaki
   • Narihiro Yoshida
   • Tsutomu Hara

   Letters Pages: 167 - 169

9. Fundamentals of the interferometric fiber-optic gyroscope

   • Hervé C. Lefèvre

   Review Article: A20

10. Characteristics of a birefringence compensation scheme in nd³⁺ : Yag rods using a polarization rotator and imaging optics

    • Jong Rak Park
    • Jae Yong Lee
    • Hong Jin Kong

    Letters Pages: 170 - 175

11. Future evolution of fiber optic gyros

    • Kazuo Hotate

    Review Pages: A28 - A34

12. Tunable single-mode pulsed Ti³⁺:Sapphire laser injection-seeded by a continuous-wave Cr³⁺:LiSrAlF₆ laser

    • Nilesh J. Vasa
    • Kouki Morishita
    • Osamu Uchino

    Letters Pages: 176 - 179

13. Development of bulk-optic current sensor using glass ring type faraday cells

    • Tadashi Sato
    • Isamu Sone

    Review Pages: A35 - A37

14. Spectral dynamics of an all solid-state frequency-shifted feedback laser

    • Kumio Kasahara
    • Koichiro Nakamura
    • Hiromasa Ito

    Letters Pages: 180 - 184

15. Optical current transducers using flint glass fiber as the faraday sensor element

    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa

    Review Pages: A38 - A44

16. Coordinate-transformed and self-reproducible complex amplitudes inside laser cavities

    • Koshichi Nemoto
    • Takashi Fujii
    • Naohiko Goto

    Letter Pages: 185 - 187

17. Optical fiber current sensors using garnet crystal for power distribution fields

    • Satoshi Ishizuka
    • Nobuki Itoh
    • Hisashi Minemoto

    OriginalPaper Pages: A45 - A49

18. Third-order optical nonlinearity in regioregular head-to-tail coupled poly(3-Hexylthiophene)

    • Hideyuki Kawahara
    • Yoshihiro Ueno
    • Naoya Ogata

    Letters Pages: 188 - 190

19. Optical current transducer with bulk type Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ faraday sensor for power systems

    • Hiroyuki Katsukawa
    • Seigo Yokoi

    Review Pages: A50 - A52

20. New method for calculating reflected wave fronts of acute retroreflectors with tuned dihedral angle

    • Atsushi Minato
    • Nobuo Sugimoto

    Regular Papers Pages: 191 - 194

21. Birefringence writing and erasing in ultra-low-birefringence fibers by polarized ultraviolet side-exposure: origin and applications

    • Thomas Meyer
    • Pierre -A. Nicati
    • René P. Salathé

    Letter Pages: A53 - A55

22. A superresolution optical disk with a combination of optical path filtering and saturable absorption techniques

    • Yihong Wu
    • Chong Tow Chong

    Regular Papers Pages: 195 - 198

23. Brillouin fiber optic current sensor

    • Alain Küng
    • Pierre -A. Nicati
    • Philippe A. Robert

    Letter Pages: A56 - A57

24. Optical array logic network computing: Design of a prototype system

    • Yasuhiro Awatsujl
    • Nobuyuki Sakamoto
    • Yoshiki Ichioka

    Regular Papers Pages: 199 - 202

25. Alternative fiber-optic backreflectance sensor for measurement of the effective focal lengths of optical elements and distances

    • Ilko K. Ilev
    • Hiroshi Kumagai
    • Brian Culshaw

    OriginalPaper Pages: A58 - A60

26. Characterization of aplanatic hologram lenses for optical disk pick-ups

    • Kimio Tatsuno

    Regular Papers Pages: 203 - 208

27. Refractive-index dispersion measurement of bulk optical materials using a fiber raman laser widely tunable in the visible and near-infrared

    • Ilko K. Ilev
    • Hiroshi Kumagai
    • Koichi Toyoda

    Regular Papers Pages: A61 - A64

28. Genetic algorithms applied to neutron penumbral imaging

    • Yen-Wei Chen
    • Zensho Nakao
    • Kouichi Arakaki

    Regular Papers Pages: 209 - 215

29. Optical fiber coupler array for multi-point sound field measurements

    • Kentaro Nakamura
    • Koichiro Fukaya

    Regular Papers Pages: A65 - A68

30. Real-time surface shape measurement by an active interferometer

    • Ji-Yuan Liu
    • Ichirou Yamaguchi
    • Toshinori Nakajima

    Regular Papers Pages: 216 - 220

31. InGaAsP multiple quantum well edge-emitting light-emitting diode showing low coherence characteristics using selective-area metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy

    • Yasumasa Kashima
    • Tsutomu Munakata
    • Akio Matoba

    Regular Papers Pages: A69 - A71

32. Imaging a reflecting plate located in scattering media using optical frequency domain reflectometry

    • Takeaki Yoshimura
    • Naoki Masazumi
    • Yuichi Shigematsu

    Regular Papers Pages: 221 - 227

33. 1.625-μm high-power strained multiple quantum well lasers for optical time-domain reflectometers

    • Tsutomu Munakata
    • Yasumasa Kashima
    • Akio Matoba

    Regular Papers Pages: A72 - A74

34. Optical near field scattered by surface defects: Two-dimensional numerical analysis

    • Shu Wang
    • Mufei Xiao

    Regular Papers Pages: 228 - 231

35. Polarimetric optical fiber sensors: aspects of sensitivity and practical implementation

    • Yyves Verbandt
    • Bart Verwilghen
    • Marc R. H. Voet

    Regular Papers Pages: A75 - A79

36. Measurement of the evanescent field using noncontact mode atomic force microscope

    • Masayuki Abe
    • Takayuki Uchihashi
    • Seizo Morita

    Regular Papers Pages: 232 - 235

37. Multimode optical fiber demultiplexer-star coupler using a single gradient-index-rod lens and a multi-facet grating

    • Takehiro Fukushima
    • Toyokazu Sakamoto

    Regular Papers Pages: A80 - A84

38. Ultrasonic resonance regulated near-field scanning optical microscope and laser induced near-field optical-force interaction

    • Xing Zhu
    • Gui-Song Huang
    • Zi-Zhao Gan

    Regular Papers Pages: 236 - 239

39. Capillary waveguide optrodes for Medical applications

    • Dietmar Kieslinger
    • Bernhard H. Weigl
    • Max E. Lippitsch

    Regular Papers Pages: A85 - A88

40. Blue light-emitting-diode-pumped point temperature sensor based on a fluorescence intensity ratio in Pr³⁺: ZBLAN glass

    • Eric Maurice
    • Gerard Monnom
    • Stephen F. Collins

    Regular Papers Pages: A89 - A91

41. Raman-nath diffraction by microparticles in water

    • Shin-ya Izumida
    • Kiyohiko Hayashi
    • Mitsunori Saito

    Short Note Pages: 246 - 247

42. Birefringent side-hole fiber for use in strain sensor

    • Satoshi Tanaka
    • Kazuaki Yoshida
    • Yoshihiro Ohtsuka

    Regular Papers Pages: A92 - A95

43. Temperature-disturbance free magnetic field sensor based on double fiber optic polarimetry

    • Satoshi Tanaka
    • Masahiro Murakawa
    • Yoshihiro Ohtsuka

    Regular Papers Pages: A96 - A98

44. Fiber-optic transceiver for optical time-domain reflectometers using an active fiber ring

    • Naoto Kishi
    • Masahiro Sakauchi
    • Eikichi Yamashita

    Regular Papers Pages: A99 - A103

45. Optical irradiation method for fiber coupler fabrications

    • Hirohisa Yokota
    • Eiichi Sugai
    • Yutaka Sasaki

    Regular Papers Pages: A104 - A107

46. Imperfection errors in glass block faraday effect current sensor

    • Toshihiko Yoshino
    • Yoshitaka Takahashi
    • Mikihiko Gojyuki

    Regular Papers Pages: A108 - A110

47. A multipoint quasi-distributed optical fiber pH sensor

    • Michael Campbell
    • Yatao Yang
    • A. Sheila Holmes-Smith

    Regular Papers Pages: A111 - A113

48. A distributed frequency modulation continuous wave fiber stress sensor based on a birefringent sagnac ring configuration

    • Michael Campbell
    • Gang Zheng
    • A. Sheila Holmes-Smith

    Regular Papers Pages: A114 - A116

49. Fluorescence-based temperature sensing using erbium-doped optical fibers with 1.48 μm pumping

    • Yoh Imai
    • Takaaki Hokazono

    Regular Papers Pages: A117 - A120

50. Acousto-optic mode coupling of partially coherent light in two-mode optical fibers

    • Bjørnar Langli
    • Pranay G. Sinha
    • Kjell Bløtekjær

    Regular Papers Pages: A121 - A129