1. A Method for Measuring the Three-Dimensional Refractive-Index Distribution of Single Cells Using Proximal Two-Beam Optical Tweezers and a Phase-Shifting Mach—Zehnder Interferometer

   • Toshiki Yasokawa
   • Ichirou Ishimaru
   • Naotaka Tanaka

   Letter Pages: 161 - 164

2. Dispersion-Flattened Modified Hexagonal Photonic Crystal Fibers with Low Confinement Loss

   • S. M. Abdur Razzak
   • Yoshinori Namihira
   • Nianyu Zou

   Regular Papers Pages: 165 - 168

3. A First Approach of Silica Effect on the Sintering of Nd:YAG

   • Christian Sallé
   • Alexandre Maître
   • Yoël Rabinovitch

   Regular Papers Pages: 169 - 172

4. Properties of Variable-Focus Liquid Crystal Lens and Its Application in Focusing System

   • Mao Ye
   • Bin Wang
   • Susumu Sato

   Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 173 - 175

5. Optimal Geometry for Fast and Efficient Hologram Recording in Photorefractive Crystal

   • Roman V. Romashko
   • Yuri N. Kulchin
   • Alexei A. Kamshilin

   Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 176 - 179

6. Optical and Thermal Simulator for Laser-assisted Magnetic Recording

   • Wataru Odajima
   • Fumihiro Tawa
   • Shin-ya Hasegawa

   Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 180 - 185

7. ZnO Thick Film Based Opto-electronic Humidity Sensor for a Wide Range of Humidity

   • Shobhna Dixit
   • Anchal Srivastava
   • Atul Srivastava

   Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 186 - 188

8. Investigation of Optics in the 10–200μm Size Regime

   • Matthew Lang
   • Tom D. Milster

   Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 189 - 193

9. Measurement of Wavelength Dependence of Electro-Optic Coefficients r ₂₂ of Non-doped and 5% MgO-doped Congruent LiNbO₃ Crystals and 1.8% MgO-doped Quasi-stoichiometric LiNbO₃ Crystal by Multiple Reflection Interference Method

   • Kazuya Yonekura
   • Lianhua Jin
   • Kuniharu Takizawa

   Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 194 - 200

10. Fabrication of Near-Infrared Volume Phase Holographic Grism with High Efficiency and High Dispersion, and Its Application to a Wavelength De-multiplexing Device

    • Kaoru Nakajima
    • Yuki Komai
    • Kashiko Kodate

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 201 - 207

11. Holographic Femtosecond Laser Processing with Multiplexed Phase Fresnel Lenses Displayed on a Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator

    • Satoshi Hasegawa
    • Yoshio Hayasaki

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 208 - 213

12. Deterministic Phase Encoded Holographic Data Storage Using Lenticular Lens Array

    • Chi Ching Chang
    • Gu Liang Chen
    • Hon Fai Yau

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 214 - 218

13. Analysis of Diffuser Shift Margin in Spatial Spread-Spectrum Holographic Multiplexing

    • Terumasa Ito
    • Atsushi Okamoto
    • Kunihiro Sato

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 219 - 223

14. Matrix Projection Exposure Using an Analogue Liquid Crystal Display Panel in Place of a Reticle

    • Toshiyuki Horiuchi
    • Ayaka Otani

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 224 - 230

15. Light Pipe Line Beam Shaper

    • Cheng-Huan Chen
    • Chien-Chuan Chen
    • Wei-Chien Liang

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 231 - 235

16. Investigation of Near-Field Imaging Characteristics of Radial Polarization for Application to Optical Data Storage

    • Wan-Chin Kim
    • No-Cheol Park
    • Young-Pil Park

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 236 - 242

17. Optical Implementation of Precise Color Classification Using Computer Controlled Set of Light Emitting Diodes

    • Laure Fauch
    • Ervin Nippolainen
    • Timo Jääskeläinen

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 243 - 245

18. All-Optical Multifunctional Logic Gates for Image Information Using Photorefractive Two-Wave Mixing

    • Daisuke Ishikawa
    • Atsushi Okamoto
    • Kunihiro Sato

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Regular Papers Pages: 246 - 251

19. Nonlinear Optical and Band-pass Filter Characteristics in Thermally Poled Fused Silica

    • Huai-Yi Chen
    • Gi-Mao Jian
    • Chih-Hsuan Tsuei

    Special Section: The Fifth International Conference on: Optics-Photonics Design & Fabrication “ODF'06, Nara”: Short Notes Pages: 252 - 253