OPTICA
APPLICATA

VoL XXIX (99) No, 1-2

Contents

Editorial............................................................................................................................................ 3
WASYLAK. J., New glassy materials for optics, optoelectronics and light fiber technique .......................... 5
ROMANIUK: R., DOROSZ J., Multicore single-mode soft-glass optical fibers ..........................................15
KRASIMSKI Z., MAJEWSKI A., TAKASHI HINATA, Highly-birefringent elliptical structures .............. 51
RATUSZEK M., MAJEWSKJ J., ZAKRZEWSKI Z., ZALEWSKI J^ Examination of spliced tele-
communication fibers of the NZDS-SMF type adjusted to wavelength division
multiplexing......................................................................................................................................... 73

OPILSKI Z., ROOOZINSKI R., Automation of set-ups for the measurement of refractive ........................87
index profile and attenuation in planar waveguides ........................................................................... . 87

OPILSKI Z., KARASI^SKI P., OPILSKI A., Spectral response of integrated-optic ammonia
sensor.............................................................................................................................................. 95

GUT K., KARASIMSKI P., WÖJCIK W. T., ROGOZINSKI R„ OPILSKI Z., OPILSKI A.,
Applicability of interference TEo-TMo modes and TEo-TEi modes to the construction
of waveguide sensors ..................................................................................................................... 101

BLAHUT M., Beam propagation method for analysis of multimode interference structures
made by K(+)-Na(+) ion exchange in glass ...................................................................................... 111

HELSZTYNSKI J., LEWANDOWSKI L., JASIEWICZ W., PO^NIAK K., Fiber vibrometer with
operating distance extender .................................................................................................................. 125

PAWLIK E. M„ JUSZCZAK R., Asymmetric multimode couplers for local area networks ........................ 133
JAROSZEWICZ L. R., KIE^UN A., SWILLO R., Sensing applications of fiber-optic Sagnac
interferometer...................................................................................................................................... 139

KIEZUN A., JAROSZEWICZ L. R., SWILLO R., In-line fiber-optic biconical taper polarizer ....................... 163

MERTA 1., JAROSZEWICZ L. R., KIEZUN A., Application of the Fourier transform to
fiber-optic sensor recognition ................................................................................................................. 171

URBANCZYK W., BOCK W. J., WITCZYNSKI M„ Application of low-coherence interferometry
to multiplexing of fiber-optic sensors based on highly birefringent fibers ......................................... 181

WOLINSKI T. R., Progress in liquid crystal optical fiber waveguides and devices for pres-
sure sensing...................................................................................................................................... 191

WÖJCIK W., Application of PCS fibres to multiple zone flame measurements in
industrial power burners ....................................................................................................................... 201

WITCZYNSKI M„ BORWINSKA M., JASTRZEBSKA I„ Spectral decoding in fiber-optic
Interferometric sensors ...................................................................................................................... 213

STADNfK B„ JIRASKOVA M„ Effect of layer thickness of dermatological sunscreens and
cosmetics on UVB-solar carcinoma protection ................................................................................. 229

BUDZIAK A., PALkA D, WYZLINSKI A., MilToriess interferometer of Michelson type based
on single-mode waveguide with semiconductor laser ....................................................... 239

JAGOSZEWSKI E., Notes of some properties of interferometric zone plate .......................... 243

Teaching optics


JOZWICKI R., TKACZYK T., Problems related to numerical determination of the image
given by aberrated optical system under the coherent illumination. Educational
aspects ...................................................................................................................................... 251