Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics latest papersJournal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics examines all aspects of research within modern and classical optics, experimental and theoretical studies and application and instruments. The importance of growth in specific subject areas is reflected in the journals's scope which covers propagation, diffraction and scattering, nonlinear optics and materials, instruments and components, information optics, and optics within the life sciences.A two-scale roughness model for the gloss of coated paper- June 23, 2008 Author(s): N J EltonAffiliation(s): Surfoptic Ltd, Tregears House, Little Treviscoe, St Austell, Cornwall PL26 7QL, UK; Interface Analysis Centre, University of Bristol, 121 St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BS, UKhttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=8/a=085002?rss=2.0 Unfolding higher-order wave dislocation clusters and catastrophe theory- June 19, 2008 Author(s): J F NyeAffiliation(s): H H Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, UKhttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=7/a=075010?rss=2.0 Ultra-short pulse propagation in birefringent fibersthe projection operator method- June 19, 2008 Author(s): B Kalithasan, K Nakkeeran, K Porsezian, P Tchofo Dinda and N MariyappaAffiliation(s): Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605 014, India; School of Engineering, Fraser Noble Building, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK; Institut Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 5209 CNRS--Universit de Bourgogne, Avenue A Savary, BP 47 870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, Francehttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=8/a=085102?rss=2.0 Phase hologram formation in highly concentrated phenanthrenequinonePMMA media- June 19, 2008 Author(s): U V Mahilny, D N Marmysh, A L Tolstik, V Matusevich and R KowarschikAffiliation(s): Physical Department of Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti Avenue 4, 220030 Minsk, Belarus; Institute of Applied Optics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germanyhttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=8/a=085302?rss=2.0 A new fundamental equation for the band spectra of dielectric layer films- June 19, 2008 Author(s): Frank SzmulowiczAffiliation(s): University of Dayton Research Institute, 300 College Park Avenue, Dayton, OH 45469-0072, USAhttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=7/a=075205?rss=2.0 Design of an arrayed waveguide grating optical demultiplexer for CWDM applications- June 19, 2008 Author(s): Khaled Hassan, Diaa Khalil, Maurine Malak and Hanan AnisAffiliation(s): Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, 1 Elsarayat Street, Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt; School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward, PO Box 450, Stn A, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canadahttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=7/a=075307?rss=2.0 Numerical calculation library for diffraction integrals using the graphic processing unit: the GPU-based wave optics library- June 19, 2008 Author(s): Tomoyoshi Shimobaba, Tomoyoshi Ito, Nobuyuki Masuda, Yukio Abe, Yasuyuki Ichihashi, Hirotaka Nakayama, Naoki Takada, Atsushi Shiraki and Takashige SugieAffiliation(s): Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan; Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, Chiba 263-8522, Japan; Department of Informatics and Media Technology, Shohoku College, 428 Nurumizu, Atsugi, Kanagawa...http://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=7/a=075308?rss=2.0 Dispersion managed self-similar parabolic pulses- June 19, 2008 Author(s): C FinotAffiliation(s): Institut Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 5029 CNRS-Universit de Bourgogne, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, Dijon, Francehttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=8/a=085101?rss=2.0 Influence of absorption on optical trapping force of spherical particles in a focused Gaussian beam- June 19, 2008 Author(s): Yanfeng Zhang, Yudong Li, Jiwei Qi, Guoxin Cui, Hongbing Liu, Jing Chen, Lihua Zhao, Jingjun Xu and Qian SunAffiliation(s): The Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics, Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China; The Tianjin Key Laboratory of Photonics Materials and Technique, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of Chinahttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=8/a=085001?rss=2.0 Tilt-shift determination and compensation in phase-shifting interferometry- June 19, 2008 Author(s): Jiancheng Xu, Qiao Xu and Liqun ChaiAffiliation(s): Chengdu Fine Optical Engineering Research Center, No 3 Keyuan 1st Road, Gaoxin, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of Chinahttp://stacks.iop.org/1464-4258/10/i=7/a=075011?rss=2.0 |