Table of Contents: Vol. 47, No. 8 (2008)

Special Issue: Microoptics

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• Review papers
• Optical Interconnects
• Micro and Nano Structured Devices
• Active and Functional Devices
• Waveguide Devices
• Advanced Lasers
• Frequency Conversion
• Advanced Displays
• Photonic Recording and Storages
• Photonic Sensing

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Review papers

6629-6634 : Microoptics and Photonics Polymer

Yasuhiro Koike
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (467K)]

6635-6641 : Diffractive Optics for Mobile Solutions: Light Incoupling and Polarization Control with Light Guides

Pasi Laakkonen, Nicolas Passilly, and Jari Turunen
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (246K)]

6642-6645 : Optical Interconnects for Servers

Daniel M. Kuchta, Yoichi Taira, Christian Baks, Gerard McVicker, Laurent Schares, and Hidetoshi Numata
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (230K)]

6646-6654 : A Study on Enhancing Data Storage Capacity and Mechanical Reliability of Solid Immersion Lens-Based Near-Field Recording System

No-Cheol Park, Hyun-Seok Yang, Yoon-Cheol Rhim, and Young-Pil Park
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1039K)]

6655-6659 : Lasing Behavior, Gain Property, and Strong Coupling Effects in GaN-Based Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

Tien-Chang Lu, Jung-Tang Chu, Shih-Wei Chen, Bo-Siao Cheng, Hao-Chung Kuo, and Shing-Chung Wang
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (233K)]

Optical Interconnects

6660-6663 : Electrical–Optical Circuit Boards Optical Waveguides and Coupling Elements Based on the Thin Glass Layer Concept

Henning Schröder and Norbert Arndt-Staufenbiel
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (439K)]

6664-6666 : Gigabits-per-Second Signal Transmission from Single-Mode Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser via Thin-Film Waveguide for Wavelength-Division-Multiplexing Optical Interconnect Board

Shogo Ura, Kouji Shinoda, Kenji Kintaka, Chikara Ito, Daisuke Nii, Kenzo Nishio, and Yasuhiro Awatsuji
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (258K)]

Micro and Nano Structured Devices

6667-6671 : Design and Evaluation of Wafer Level UV-Imprinted Aspherical Square Microlens Array to Increase Ray Convergence Efficiency of Image Sensor

Seok-min Kim, Joong-Hee Min, Jiseok Lim, Minseok Choi, Gunhee Han, and Shinill Kang
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (521K)]

6672-6674 : 40-Gbit/s Operation of Ultracompact Photodetector-Integrated Dispersion Compensator Based on One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals

Misuzu Sagawa, Shigeo Goto, Kazuhiko Hosomi, Toshiki Sugawara, Toshio Katsuyama, and Yasuhiko Arakawa
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (306K)]

6675-6677 : Preservation of Micro-Optical Fibers by Embedding

Fei Xu and Gilberto Brambilla
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (98K)]

6678-6682 : Design of Hybrid Lens for Compact Camera Module Considering Diffraction Effect

Hyun Choi, Yong-Joong Yoon, Byungwook Kim, Sang-Hyuck Lee, Wan-Chin Kim, No-Cheol Park, Young-Pil Park, and Shinill Kang
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (269K)]

6683-6687 : Optimization of Light Guide Plate with Microstructures for Extra Light Modern Backlight Module

Chen-Jung Li, Yi-Chin Fang, Wei-Tang Chu, and Ming-Chia Cheng
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (333K)]

6688-6694 : Diffraction Properties of Anisotropic Volume Gratings Formed in Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal

Akifumi Ogiwara, Masahiro Minato, Shogo Horiguchi, Hiroshi Ono, Hideya Imai, Hiroshi Kakiuchida, and Kazuki Yoshimura
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (2560K)]

6695-6698 : Design and Analysis of Compact Spectrometer for Illumination Recognition

Noora Heikkilä, Toni Saastamoinen, Pasi Vahimaa, and Markku Kuittinen
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (103K)]

6699-6705 : Microlenses on Bragg Reflectors to Create Iridescent Colors

Toralf Scharf, Sylvain Jaquet, Patrick Ruffieux, and Hans Peter Herzig
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (526K)]

6706-6708 : GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes Grown on Photonic Crystal-Patterned Sapphire Substrates by Nanosphere Lithography

Yan-Kuin Su, Jian-Jhong Chen, Chuing-Liang Lin, Shi-Ming Chen, Wen-Liang Li, and Chien-Chih Kao
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (125K)]

6709-6712 : Guiding Properties of Modified Triangular Lattice Photonic Crystal Fibers

S. M. Abdur Razzak, Yoshinori Namihira, Shubi Felix Kaijage, Tatsuya Kinjo, Nguyen Hoang Hai, and Kazuya Miyagi
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (254K)]

6713-6715 : Transmission Enhancement through Single Slit Embedded in Plasmonic Multilayer Structure

Chih-Ming Wang, Chien-Chang Chao, Hung-I Huang, Yia-Chung Chang, Din Ping Tsai, and Jenq-Yang Chang
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (276K)]

6716-6718 : Optical Propulsion of Individual and Clustered Microspheres along Sub-Micron Optical Wires

Ganapathy Senthil Murugan, Gilberto Brambilla, James S. Wilkinson, and David J. Richardson
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (256K)]

6719-6722 : Fabrication of Hybrid Microoptics Using UV Imprinting Process with Shrinkage Compensation Method

Jiseok Lim, Minseok Choi, Hokwan Kim, and Shinill Kang
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (210K)]

Active and Functional Devices

6723-6726 : Planar Structured Three-Dimentional Light Beam Deflector Using Prism Shaped Electrode and Space-Charge-Controlled Electrooptic Effect

Hideaki Okayama and Masaaki Sakuta
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (395K)]

6727-6732 : Low Loss Bus-Type Access Network with Signal Selector Using Four Wave Mixing

Kazutaka Hara, Hirotaka Nakamura, Noriyuki Oota, Noriki Miki, Naoto Yoshimoto, and Makoto Tsubokawa
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (294K)]

Waveguide Devices

6733-6738 : Optimal Detuning Combination of Hitless Wavelength Selective Switch using Quadruple Series Coupled Microring Resonator

Yuta Goebuchi, Masahiko Hisada, Tomoyuki Kato, and Yasuo Kokubun
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (609K)]

6739-6743 : Low-loss Silicon Oxynitride Waveguides and Branches for the 850-nm-Wavelength Region

Tai Tsuchizawa, Toshifumi Watanabe, Koji Yamada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Seiichi Itabashi, Junichi Fujikata, Akiko Gomyo, Jun Ushida, Daisuke Okamoto, Kenichi Nishi, and Keishi Ohashi
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (312K)]

6744-6749 : Low Loss Vertical Optical Path Conversion Using 45° Mirror for Coupling between Optical Waveguide Devices and Planar Devices

Yasutomo Johraku and Yasuo Kokubun
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (458K)]

6750-6753 : Microsphere/Cylinder Waveguide Resonator for Direct Light Beam Coupling Using Metallic Core and High Refractive Index Shell

Akane Kobayashi, Hideaki Okayama, and Hirochika Nakajima
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (194K)]

Advanced Lasers

6754-6756 : Low-Time-Jitter Short-Pulse Generator Using Compact Gain-Switching Laser Diode Module With Optical Feedback Fiber Line

Koji Nonaka, Hiroaki Mizuno, Hongbin Song, Nobuyasu Kitaoka, and Akihito Otani
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (221K)]

6757-6759 : III–Nitride-Based Microarray Light-Emitting Diodes with Enhanced Light Extraction Efficiency

Mount-Learn Wu, Yun-Chih Lee, Po-Shen Lee, Cheng-Huang Kuo, and Jenq-Yang Chang
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (320K)]

6760-6766 : A Direct Diode Laser System Using a Planar Lightwave Circuit

Kazuo Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Matsubara, Tadashi Ichikawa, Mitsutoshi Maeda, and Hiroshi Ito
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (444K)]

6767-6771 : Characteristics and Reliability of 10 Gbps/Channel 1 ×10 Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Array of 850 nm Wavelength

Takashi Kondo, Seiya Omori, Kazutaka Takeda, Masahiro Yoshikawa, Akemi Murakami, and Nobuaki Ueki
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (401K)]

6772-6776 : Thermal Resistance Reduction of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers by Thickness-Modulated Distributed Bragg Reflector

Tomoyuki Miyamoto, Tomohiro Nishina, Yoshihiro Kashihara, Syuutarou Ishida, and Fumio Koyama
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (243K)]

Frequency Conversion

6777-6783 : Generation of Second-Harmonic Bessel Beams by Transverse Phase-Matching in Annular Periodically Poled Structures

Solomon M. Saltiel, Dragomir N. Neshev, Robert Fischer, Wieslaw Krolikowski, Ady Arie, and Yuri S. Kivshar
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (570K)]

6784-6786 : Optical Thin Film Coating Having High Damage Resistance in Near-Stoichiometric MgO-Doped LiTaO₃

Ryo Tateno and Kunihiro Kashiwagi
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (298K)]

6787-6789 : Compact Intracavity Green Light Source with Wide Operation Temperature Range Using Periodically Poled Mg:LiNbO₃

Toshifumi Yokoyama, Kiminori Mizuuchi, Kenji Nakayama, Akira Kurozuka, Tomoya Sugita, Akihiro Morikawa, and Kazuhisa Yamamoto
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (124K)]

Advanced Displays

6790-6793 : The Use of Laser Burst for Volumetric Displaying Inside Transparent Liquid

Aleksandr Chekhovskiy and Hiroshi Toshiyoshi
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (244K)]

6794-6796 : Multi-Laser Diodes Condenser/Homogenizer Applicable to Laser Projection Systems

Tatsuo Itoh, Tetsuro Mizushima, Hiroyuki Furuya, Kiminori Mizuuchi, Akihiro Morikawa, Shin-ichi Shikii, Kazuhisa Yamamoto, Shin-ichi Kadowaki, Takashige Hiratsuka, Susumu Takagi, and Yoshiaki Mizoh
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (257K)]

Photonic Recording and Storages

6797-6799 : Three-Dimentional Optical Storage Medium Using Arranged Nano-spheres

Atsuo Ito, Takamitsu Itoh, Hironori Tanaka, and Chikara Egami
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (246K)]

6800-6803 : Design of Microlens Array on Aperture Stop Array to Generate Multi Optical Probes with Spatial Light Modulation

Joong-Hee Min, Hokwan Kim, Byungwook Kim, and Shinill Kang
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (519K)]

6804-6808 : Effect of Annular Aperture on Solid Immersion Lens-Based Near-Field Recording

Yong-Joong Yoon, Wan-Chin Kim, Hyun Choi, No-Cheol Park, and Young-Pil Park
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (616K)]

6809-6811 : Non-synchronous Optical Sampling and Data-Pattern Recovery Using a Repetition-Rate-Tunable Carbon-Nanotube Pulsed Laser

Sze Yun Set, Chee Seong Goh, Dexiang Wang, Hiroshi Yaguchi, and Shinji Yamashita
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (357K)]

6812-6818 : Reduction of Interlayer Crosstalk in Dual-Layer Optical Disks Using Patterned Phase Plate

Ryuichi Katayama and Yuichi Komatsu
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (317K)]

Photonic Sensing

6819-6825 : Electro Magnetic Compatibility Noise Free Endoscope Using Optical Fiber Communication Technology

Wataru Kubo, Tadashi Minakuchi, Koichi Sato, Koichi Tsutamura, Takaaki Shoji, Kazuo Sugitani, Akira Arimoto, and Shinichi Arai
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1348K)]

6826-6829 : Nonlinear Confocal Microscopy for High-Resolution Measurement

Chikara Egami, Atsuo Ito, and Yingzhi Liu
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (282K)]

6830-6832 : Optical Detection System of Defects in Multi Layered Optical Device

Kohji Minami, Eiji Kurimoto, Kenji Hirano, Tomoyuki Miyake, Yasuo Nakata, and Yukio Kurata
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (245K)]

6833-6837 : Long-Period Fiber-Grating Temperature Sensors in Ge–B-Codoped Fibers with Temperature/Strain Discrimination

Toru Mizunami, Yoshihito Ishida, and Shirou Yoshikura
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1018K)]

6838-6841 : Interrogation Using Bandpass Filters with Chirped Fiber Bragg Gratings for Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor

Kiyoshi Nakagawa
Published August 22, 2008
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (147K)]

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