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[293] Abergel A., Gabay I., Fliss D.M., Katzir A., Gil Z., "A Multi-wavelength Fiber-Optic Temperature-Controlled Laser Soldering System for Upper Aerodigestive Tract Reconstruction: An Animal Model," Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, vol. 144, no.6, pp. 872-876, 2011.

Keywords: j.293, laser soldering, burst pressure, upper aerodigestive tract

[292] Zakosky-Neuberger I., Shafir I., Nagli L., Katzir A., " Optical and luminescence properties of Co:AgCl0.2Br0.8 crystals and their potential applications as gain media for middle-infrared lasers," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 99, no. 20, p. 201111 (3 pages), 2011.

Keywords: j.292, fibre lasers, luminescence, optical materials, optical properties

[291] Gabay I., Abergel A., Vasilyev T., Rabi Y., Fliss D.M., Katzir A., “Temperature-controlled two-wavelength laser soldering of tissues,” Lasers Surg Med, vol. 43, no. 9, pp. 907-913, 2011.

Keywords: j.291, laser, bonding, temperature control, simulation, esophagus

[290] Luzinova Y.,  Dobbs G.T., Raichlin Y., Katzir A., Mizaikoff B., "Infrared spectroscopic monitoring of surface effects during gas hydrate formation in the presence of detergents," Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 66, no. 22, pp. 5497-5503, 2011.

Keywords: j.290, Propane gas hydrate, Sodium dodecyl sulfate, Infrared evanescent field spectroscopy, Mid-infrared, Marine spectroscopy, Deep sea sensing

[289] Israeli, S., Katzir, A., "Optical losses of AgClBr crystals and fibers in the middle infrared," Optical Materials, vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 1825-1828, 2011.

Keywords: j.289, Silver halide, Fiber, Infrared

[288] Abergel, A., Gabay, I., Fliss, D.M., Katzir, A., Gil, Z., "A Multi-wavelength Fiber-Optic Temperature-Controlled Laser Soldering System for Upper Aerodigestive Tract Reconstruction: An Animal Model," Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg., vol. 144, no. 6,  pp. 872-876, 2011.

Keywords: j.288

[287] Shafir, I., Nause, A., Nagli, L., Rosenbluh, M., Katzir, A., "Mid-infrared luminescence properties of Dy-doped silver halide crystals," Applied Optics, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1625-1630, 2011.

Keywords: j.287

[286] Shafir, I., Nagli, L.; Katzir, A., "Temperature dependence of middle infrared absorption lines in silver halide crystals doped with Pr3+, Dy3+, and Nd3+ ions," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 108, no. 8, pp. 083106 (6 pp.), 2010.

Keywords: j.286, bromine compounds, Debye temperature, doping, dysprosium, electron-phonon interactions, halides, neodymium, praseodymium, silver compounds, spectral line breadth, spectral line shift

[285] Grille, R., Caballero-Calero, O.; Arezki, B.; Lewi, T.; Kern, P.; Katzir, A.; Martin, G., "Comparative study of mid-infrared fibers for modal filtering," Applied Optics, vol. 49, no. 32, pp. 6340-6347, 2010.

Keywords: j.285

[284] Dekel, B.,  Katzir, A. "Silver halide planar waveguides and grating couplers for middle infrared integrated optics," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 97, no. 24, pp. 241106 (3 pp.), 2010.

Keywords: j.284, chemical sensors, diffraction gratings, gas lasers, light interferometry, optical couplers, optical planar waveguides, silver compounds

[283] Rabi, Y. and Katzir, A., "Temporal heating profile influence on the immediate bond strength following laser tissue soldering," Lasers Surg Med., vol. 42, no 5, pp. 425-432, 2010.

Keywords: j.283, laser tissue interaction;albumin;indocyanine green;thermal damage

[282] Ditcovski, R., Gayer, O., and Katzir, A., "Laser assisted thermoluminescence dosimetry using temperature controlled linear heating," Journal of Luminescence, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 141-144, 2010.

Keywords: infrared radiometry, j.282, Laser heating, temperature control, Thermoluminescence dosimetry

[281] Norman, G., Rabi, Y., Assia, E., and Katzir, A., "In vitro conjunctival incision repair by temperature-controlled laser soldering," Journal of Biomedical Optics, vol. 14, no.  6, p. 064016, 2009.

Keywords: albumin, Alternative methods, Before and after, Control groups, Ex-vivo porcine eyes, Fiber optic lasers, In-vitro, Indocyanine Green, Indocyanine, j.281, laser soldering, Laser tissue soldering, Statistically significant difference, thermal damage, wound closure

[280] Mann, M., Mark, S., Raichlin, Y., Katzir, A., and Mordechai, S., "Optimization of fiber-optic evanescent wave spectroscopy: a Monte Carlo approach," Appl Spectrosc, vol. 63, no. 9, pp. 1057-1061, 2009.

Keywords: j.280

[279] Spector, D., Rabi, Y., Vasserman, I., Hardy, A., Klausner, J., Rabau, M., and Katzir, A., "In vitro large diameter bowel anastomosis using a temperature controlled laser tissue soldering system and albumin stent," Lasers Surg Med, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 504-508, 2009.

Keywords: j.279

[278] Grille, R., Martin, G., Labadie, L., Arezki, B., Kern, P., Lewi, T., Tsun, A., and Katzir, A., "Single mode Mid-infrared silver halide asymmetric flat waveguide obtained from crystal extrusion," Optics Express, vol. 17, no. 15, pp. 12516-12522, 2009.

Keywords: crystal, Extrusion, j.278, Single-mode, Waveguide

[277] Landsberg, R., DeRowe, A., Katzir, A., Shtabsky, A., Fliss, D., and Gil, Z., "Laser-induced hyperthermia for treatment of granulation tissue growth in rats," Otolaryngology--Head And Neck Surgery, vol. 140, no. 4, pp. 480-486, 2009.

Keywords: hyperthermia, j.277, rat, tissue

[276] Lewi, T., Tsun, A., Katzir, A., Kaster, J., and Fuchs, F., "Silver halide single mode fibers for broadband middle infrared stellar interferometry," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 94, no. 26, p. 261105, 2009.

Keywords: fiber optics, fiber, infrared, Interferometers, Interferometry, j.276, Silver halide, Single mode fibers, Single-mode

[275] Shafir, I., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Raman spectroscopy of rare earth doped silver halide crystals," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 94, no. 23, p. 231907, 2009.

Keywords: crystal, crystals, Fiber lasers, j.275, Metal ions, Phonons, Quenching, Raman scattering, Raman spectroscopy, Rare earth elements, Rare earths, Spectrum analysis

[274] Dasgupta, S., Broderick, N. G. R., Richardson, D. J., Lewi, T., and Katzir, A., "Improved method for estimating the minimum length of modal filters fabricated for stellar interferometry," Optics Express, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 1935-1946, 2009.

Keywords: Interferometers, Interferometry, j.274, Modal analysis

[273] Ksendzov, A., Lewi, T., Lay, O., Martin, S., Gappinger, R., Lawson, P., Peters, R., Shalem, S., Tsun, A., and Katzir, A., "modal filtering for midinfrared nulling interferometry using single mode silver halide fibers," Appl.Opt., vol. 47, no. 31, pp. 5728-5735, 2008.

Keywords: fiber, j.273, Modal filtering, Single-mode

[272] Millo, A., Lobachinsky, L., and Katzir, A., "Single-mode index-guiding photonic crystal fibers for the middle infrared," Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 869-871, 2008.

Keywords: j.272, Microstructured fibers, optical fibers for the middle infrared (mid-IR), silver halides, single-mode fibers (SMFs)

[271] Katzir, A., "Fiber optics in surgery," Biophotonics International, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 37-39, 2008.

Keywords: j.271, Laser soldering system, Surgical laser bonding, thermal damage, Urinary bladders

[270] Brodetzki, G., Gayer, O., Shafir, I., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Middle infrared luminescence of Tb3+ in silver halide crystals and fibers," Journal of Luminescence, vol. 128, no. 8, pp. 1323-1330, 2008.

Keywords: j.270, Silver halides, Mid-IR luminescence, Rare-earth doping

[269] Platkov M., Tsun A., Nagli L., Katzir A., “A scanning near-field infrared microscope for the study of objects immersed in water”, Applied Physics Letters, vol 92, no. 10, pp.104014/1-3, 2008.

Keywords: j.269, AgClBr fibers,   infrared microscopy,   microspectroscopy,   scanning near-field infrared microscopy (SNIM), vibration in water

[268] Millo A., Lobachinsky L., Katzir A., “Single-mode octagonal photonic crystal fibers for the middle infrared,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 92, no. 2, p 021112, 2008.

Keywords: j.268

[267] Platkov M., Tsun A., Nagli L., Katzir A.,"A Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscope based onAgClBr Fiber Probes", IEEE J. Select. Topic. Quant. Electr., vol. 14, no. 1, pp.19-28, 2008.

Keywords: j.267, AgClBr fibers,   infrared microscopy,   microspectroscopy,   scanning near-field infrared microscopy (SNIM)

[266] Raichlin Y., Katzir A., “Fiber-Optic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy in the Middle Infrared,” Applied Spectroscopy, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 55A-72A, 2008.

Keywords: j.266

[265] Lewi T., Shalem S., Tsun A., and Katzir A., “Silver halide single-mode fibers with improved properties in the middle infrared,” Appl. Phys. Lett, vol. 91, p. 251112, 2007.

Keywords: j.265

[264] Millo, A., Naeh, I., and Katzir, A., "Single-mode segmented cladding fibers for the middle infrared ," J.Lightwave Technol., vol. 25, no. 8, pp. 2115-2121, 2007.

Keywords: j.264, EFFECTIVE-INDEX METHOD, OPTICAL FIBERS, IR fibers, photonic-crystal fibers (PCFs), singlemode fibers (SMFs)

[263] Raichlin, Y., Marx, S., and Katzir, A., "The investigation of water diffusion into teflon copolymer revealed by fiber-optic evanescent wave spectroscopy," J.Phys.Chem.A, vol. 111, no. 28, pp. 6131 -6134, 2007.

Keywords: j.263, AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS, MEMBRANES, POLYMERS, FTIR, TEMPERATURE, DYNAMICS

[262] Forer, B., Vasilyev, T., Gil, Z., Brosh, T., Kariv, N., Katzir, A., and Fliss, D., "CO2 laser fascia to dura soldering for pig dural defect reconstruction," Skull Base, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 17-23, 2007.

Keywords: j.262, anterior skull base, reconstruction, dura, CO2, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID LEAKS, ANTERIOR SKULL BASE, LASER, CLOSURE, REPAIR, ANASTOMOSES, MANAGEMENT, MODEL, SKIN, RATS

[261] Shafir, I., Gayer, O., Nagli, L., Shalem, S., and Katzir, A., "Middle-infrared luminescence of Nd ions in silver halide crystals," Journal of Luminescence, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 541-546, 2007.

Keywords: j.260

[260] Simhon, D., Halpern, M., Brosh, T., Vasilyev, T., Ravid, A., Tennenbaum, T., Nevo, Z., and Katzir, A., "Immediate tight sealing of skin incisions using an innovative temperature controlled laser soldering device: in-vivo study in porcine skin," Ann.Surg., vol. 245, no. 2, pp. 206-213, 2007.

Keywords: j.259

[259] Platkov, M., Tsun, A., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Development of tapered silver-halide fiber tips for a scanning near-field microscope operating in the middle-infrared," Rev.Sci.Instrum., vol. 77, no. 12, pp. 126103, 2006.

Keywords: j.258

[258] Lavi, Y., Millo, A., and Katzir, A., "Flexible ordered bundles of infrared transmitting silver-halide fibers: design, fabrication, and optical measurements," Appl.Opt., vol. 45, no. 23, pp. 5808-5814, 2006.

Keywords: j.257

[257] Forer, B., Vasilyev, T., Brosh, T., Kariv, N., Trejo, L. L., Gil, Z., Katzir, A., and Fliss, D., "Dural defect repair with fascia by a CO2 laser system in a porcine model," Laryngoscope, vol. 116, no. 6, pp. 1002-1006, 2006.

Keywords: j.256

[256] Millo, A., Naeh, I., Lavi, Y., and Katzir, A., "Silver-halide segmented cladding fibers for the middle infrared," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, no. 25, pp. 251101-1-251101-3, 2006.

Keywords: j.255

[255] Uman, I. and Katzir, A., "Fiber-optic multiband radiometer for online measurements of near room temperature and emissivity," Opt.Lett., vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 326-328, 2006.

Keywords: j.254.

[254] Nagli, L., Gayer, O., and Katzir, A., "Optical properties of pr ions in silver halide crystals in the middle infrared spectral range," Optical Materials, vol. 28, no. 1-2, pp. 147-151, 2006.

Keywords: j.253.

[253] Sade, S., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Scanning near field infrared radiometry for thermal imaging of infrared emitters with subwavelength resolution," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 87, no. 10, pp. 101109-1-101109-3, 2005.

Keywords: j.252.

[252] Forer, B., Vasilyev, T., Brosh, T., Kariv, N., Gil, Z., Fliss, D., and Katzir, A., "Repair of pig dura in vivo using temperature controlled CO2 laser soldering," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 286-292, 2005.

Keywords: j.261, albumin solder, burst pressure, dural closure, infrared fibers, fascia patch, laser welding, SKULL BASE, CLOSURE, SYSTEM, MODEL, INCISIONS, SKIN

[251] Charlton, C., Katzir, A., and Mizaikoff, B., "Infrared evanescent field sensing with quantum cascade lasers and planar silver halide waveguides," Anal.Chem., vol. 77, no. 14, pp. 4398-4403, 2005.

Keywords: j.251.

[250] Lavi, Y., Millo, A., and Katzir, A., "Thin ordered bundles of infrared-transmitting silver halide fibers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 87, no. 24, pp. 241122-1-241122-3, 2005.

Keywords: j.250.

[249] Shalem, S., Tsun, A., Rave, E., Millo, A., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Silver halide single-mode fibers for the middle infrared," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 87, no. 9, pp. 091103-1-091103-3, 2005.

Keywords: j.249.

[248] Gayer, O. and Katzir, A., "Laser-fiberoptic non-contact controlled heating of samples for thermoluminescence measurements," J.Luminescence, vol. 113, no. 1-2, pp. 151-155, 2005.

Keywords: infrared radiometry, j.248, thermal radiation, thermoluminescence.

[247] Gil, Z., Shaham, A., Vasilyev, T., Brosh, T., Forer, B., Katzir, A., and Fliss, D., "Novel laser tissue-soldering technique for dural reconstruction," J.Neurosurg., vol. 103, no. 1, pp. 87-91, 2005.

Keywords: cerebrospinal fluid leak, dura mater, fascia, j.247, laser soldering, skull base, welding.

[246] Dekel, B. and Katzir, A., "Graded-index silver chlorobromide fibers for the mid-infrared," Appl.Opt., vol. 44, no. 16, pp. 3343-3348, 2005.

Keywords: j.246.

[245] Nagli, L., Gayer, O., and Katzir, A., "Middle-infrared luminescence of praseodymium ions in silver halide crystals and fibers,"  Opt.Lett., vol. 30, no. 14, pp. 1831-1833, 2005.

Keywords: j.244.

[244] Shalem, S. and Katzir, A., "Core-clad silver halide fibers with few modes and a broad transmission in the mid-infrared," Opt.Lett., vol. 30, no. 15, pp. 1929-1931, 2005.

Keywords: j.242.

[243] Rave, E., Sade, S., Millo, A., and Katzir, A., "Few modes in infrared photonic crystal fibers," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 33103-1-33103-6, 2005.

Keywords: j.239.

[242] Millo, A., Raichlin, Y., and Katzir, A., "Mid-IR fiberoptic ATR spectroscopy of the solid-liquid phase transition of water," Appl.Spectrosc., vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 460-466, 2005.

Keywords: Evanescent wave spectroscopy, infrared absorption, IR fibers, isosbestic points, j.236, phase transition, water.

[241] Levanon, D., Katzir, A., and Ravid, A., "A scanning electron microscopy study of CO2 laser-albumin soldering in the rabbit model," Photomed.Laser Surg., vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 461-469, 2004.

Keywords: j.245.

[240] Sade, S. and Katzir, A., "Spectral emissivity and temperature measurements of selective bodies using multiband fiber-optic radiometry," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 96, no. 6, pp. 3507-3513, 2004.

Keywords: j.243.

[239] Brosh, T., Simhon, D., Halpern, M., Ravid, A., Vasilyev, T., Kariv, N., Nevo, Z., and Katzir, A., "Closure of skin incisions in rabbits by laser soldering II: Tensile strength," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 12-17, 2004.

Keywords: albumin, cyanoacrylate, j.238, laser bonding, long-term tensile strength, short-term tensile strength, sutures, wound closure, Wound healing.

[238] Simhon, D., Brosh, T., Halpern, M., Ravid, A., Vasilyev, T., Kariv, N., Katzir, A., and Nevo, Z., "Closure of skin incisions in rabbits by laser soldering: I: Wound healing pattern," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 1-11, 2004.

Keywords: cyanoacrylate, j.237, sutures, wound closure by albumin.

[237] Roodenko, K., Ephrat, P., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Collection-mode near-field scanning infrared microscope based on silver halide probes," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 85, no. 23, pp. 5538-5540, 2004.

Keywords: j.234.

[236] Nageris, B.I., Zilker, Z., Zilker, M., Kariv, N., Feinmesser, R., and Katzir, A., "Esophageal incisions repair by CO2 laser soldering," Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, vol. 131, no. 6, pp. 856-859, 2004.

Keywords: j.233.

[235] Raichlin, Y., Milo, A., and Katzir, A., "Investigations of the Structure of Water Using Mid-IR Fiberoptic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy," Physical Review Letters, vol. 93, no. 18, pp. 185703-1-185703-4, 2004.

Keywords: j.232.

[234] Kosower, E.M., Markovich, G., Raichlin, Y., Borz, G., and Katzir, A., "Surface-enhanced infrared absorption and amplified spectra on planar silver halide fiber," J.Phys.Chem.B, vol. 108, no. 34, pp. 12633-12636, 2004.

Keywords: j.231.

[233] Uman, I., Sade, S., Gopal, V., Harrington, J.A., and Katzir, A., "All-fiber-optic infrared multispectral radiometer for measurements of temperature and emissivity of graybodies at near-room temperature," Appl.Opt., vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 2039-2045, 2004.

Keywords: j.229.

[232] Rave, E., Ephrat, P., Goldberg, M., Kedmi, E., and Katzir, A., "Silver halide photonic crystal fibers for the middle infrared,"  Appl.Opt., vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 2236-2241, 2004.

Keywords: j.228.

[231] Shumalinsky, D., Lobik, L., Cytron, S., Halpern, M., Vasilyev, T., Ravid, A., and Katzir, A., "Laparoscopic Laser Soldering for Repair of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in the Porcine Model," J.of Endourology, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 177-181, 2004.

Keywords: j.227.

[230] Sade, S., and Katzir, A., "Multiband fiber optic radiometry for measuring the temperature and emissivity of gray bodies of low or high emissivity," Appl. Opt., vol. 43, no. 9, pp. 1799-1810, 2004.

Keywords: j.226.

[229] Ephrat, P., Roodenko, K., Nagli, L. & Katzir, A., “Scanning near-field infrared microscopy based on tapered silver-halide probes,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 637-639, 2004.

Keywords: j.224

[228] Bormashenko, E., Pogreb, R., Sutovski, S., Shulzinger, A., Sheshnev, A., Izakson, G., and Katzir, A., "Infrared optics applications of thin polyaniline emeraldine base films," Synthetic Metals, vol. 140, no. 1, pp. 49-52, 2004.

Keywords: antireflection, coating, infrared, polyaniline, spectrum, ZnSe, j.222

[227] Mackanos, M. A., Jansen, E. D., Shaw, B. L., Sanghera, J. S., Aggarwal, I., and Katzir, A., "Delivery of mid-infrared (6 to 7-mm) laser radiation in a liquid environment using infrared-transmitting optical fibers," J.Biomed.Opt., vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 583-593, 2003.

Keywords: fiber optics, j.241, laser radiation.

[226] Steiner, H., Staubmann, K., Allabashi, R., Fleischmann, N., Katzir, A., Raichlin, Y., and Mizaikoff, B., "Online sensing of volatile organic compounds in groundwater using mid-infrared fiber optic evanescent wave spectroscopy: a pilot scale test," Water Sci Technol., vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 121-126, 2003.

Keywords: j.235.

[225] Beyer, T., Hahn, P., Hartwig, S., Konz, W., Scharring, S., Katzir, A., Steiner, H., Jakusch, M., Kraft, M., and Mizaikoff, B., "Mini spectrometer with silver halide sensor fiber for in situ detection of chlorinated hydrocarbons," Sensors and actuators B., vol. 90, pp. 319-323, 2003.

Keywords: Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Evanescent wave spectroscopy, j.230, Miniaturized MIR-spectrometer, Sensor fiber spectrometer, water analysis.

[224] Mackanos, M.A., Jansen, E.D., Shaw, B.L., Sanghera, J.S., Aggarwal, I., and Katzir, A., "Delivery of midinfrared (6 to 7 - mm) laser radiation in la liquid environment using infrared-transmitting optical fibers," J.Biomed.Opt., vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 583-593, 2003.

Keywords: j.230.

[223] Michel, K., Bureau, B., Pouvreau, C., Sangleboeuf, J. C., Boussard-Pledel, C., Jouan, T., Rouxel, T., Adam, I.-L., Staubmann, K., Steiner, H., Baumann,T., Katzir,A., Bayona,J., Konz,W, “Development of a chalcogenide glass fiber device for in situ pollutant detection,” J. Non-Cryst. Sol., vol. 326&327, pp. 434-438, 2003.

Keywords: j.225

[222] Raichlin, Y., Fel, L., and Katzir, A., "Evanescent-wave infrared spectroscopy with flattened fibers as sensing elements," Opt.Lett., vol. 28, no. 23, pp. 2297-2299, 2003.

Keywords: j.221

[221] Rave, E., Roodenko, K., and Katzir, A., "Infrared photonic crystal fiber," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 83, no. 10, pp. 1912-1914, 2003.

Keywords: j.220

[220] Shaviv, A., Kenny, A., Shmulevitch, I., Singher, L., Raichlin, Y., and Katzir, A., "Direct monitoring of soil and water nitrate by FTIR based FEWS or membrane systems," Environ.Sci.Technol., vol. 37, no. 12, pp. 2807-2812, 2003.

Keywords: j.219

[219] Steiner, H., Jakusch, M., Kraft, M., Karlowatz, M., Baumann, T., Niessner, R., Konz, W., Brandenburg, A., Michel, K., Boussard-Pledel, C., Bureau, B., Lucas, J., Raichlin, Y., Katzir, A., Fleischmann, N., Staubmann, K., Allabashi, R., Bayona, J. M., and Mizaikoff, B., "In situ sensing of volatile organic compounds in groundwater: first field tests of a mid-infrared fiber-optic sensing system," Appl.Spectrosc., vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 607-613, 2003.

Keywords: aquifer analysis, chemical sensors, FT-IR spectroscopy, groundwater monitoring, mid-infrared fiber-optic chemical sensors, on-line pollutant monitoring, polymer membranes, silver halide fibers, VOC, volatile organic compounds, j.218

[218] Kraft, M., Jakusch, M., Karlowatz, M., Katzir, A., and Mizaikoff, B., "New frontiers for mid-infrared sensors: towards deep sea monitoring with a submarine FT-IR sensor system," Appl.Spectrosc., vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 591-599, 2003.

Keywords: chemical sensors, deep sea chemical sensors, FT-IR spectroscopy, marine monitoring, mid-infrared fiber-optic chemical sensors, polymer membranes, silver halide fibers, VOC, volatile organic compounds, j.217

[217] Ishay, J., Pertsis, V., Rave, E., Goren, A., and Bergman, D., "Natural Thermoelectric Heat Pump in Social Wasps," Physical Review Letter, vol. 90, no. 21, pp. 218102(1-4), 2003.

Keywords: j.215

[216] Janotta, M., Katzir, A., and Mizaikoff, B., "Sol-Gel-Coated Mid-Infrared Fiber-Optic Sensors," Appl.Spectrosc., vol. 57, no. 7, pp. 823-828, 2003.

Keywords: in situ chemical sensor, mid-infrared fiber-optic sensor, nitrobenzene, organically modified sol-gel, parathion, silver halide fibers, j.214

[215] Bindig, U., Frank, F., Gersonde, I., Meinke, M., Zelianeos, K., Katzir, A., and Muller, G., "Fiber-optic and microscopic infrared biodiagnostics," Laser Physics, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 96-105, 2003.

Keywords: j.213

[214] Cytron, S., Kravchick, S., Sela, B.-A., Shulzinger, E., Vasserman, I., Raichlin, Y., and Katzir, A., "Fiberoptic infrared spectroscopy: a novel tool for the analysis of urine and urinary salts in situ and in real time," Urology, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 231-235, 2003.

Keywords: j.212

[213] Pertsis, V., Nagli, L., Kristianpoller, N., and Ishay, J., "Hornet cuticle: effects of short-term UV irradiation," Physiol.Chem.Phys.& Med.NMR, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 159-169, 2002.

Keywords: j.216

[212] Dekel, B. and Katzir, A., "Mid-infrared diffused planar waveguides made of silver halide chloro-bromide," Appl.Opt., vol. 41, no. 18, pp. 3622-3627, 2002.

Keywords: j.210

[211] Scharf, V. and Katzir, A., "Four-band fiber optic radiometry for true temperature measurements during an exothermal process," Opt.Eng., vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 1502-1506, 2002.

Keywords: epoxy, fiber optics, infrared, j.194, nondestructive testing, radiometry, thermometry

[210] Bormashenko, E., Sheshnev, A., Pogreb, R., Sutovski, S., Raichlin, Y., Shulzinger, E., and Katzir, A., "Study of Water Diffusion in Polyacrylonitrile using IR Fiber Optic Evanscent Wave Spectroscopy," Polym.Adv.Technol., vol. 13, no. 10-12, pp. 1039-1045, 2002.

Keywords: ATR, diffusion, infrared, j.193, polyacrylonitrile, water

[209] Uman, I., Nagli, L., Barkay, Z., Moser, F., and Katzir, A., "Photolytic fabrication of phase gratings on silver halide crystals," Appl.Opt., vol. 41, no. 22, pp. 4552-4556, 2002.

Keywords: crystal, darkening, grating, j.191

[208] Rave, E., and Katzir, A., "Ordered bundles of infrared transmitting silver halide fibers: attenuation, resolution and crosstalk in flexible bundles," Opt. Eng. Lett., vol. 41, pp. 1467-1468, 2002.

Keywords: bundle, fiber optics, infrared imaging, j.190, modulation transfer function, resolution

[207] Sade, S., Eyal, O., Scharf, V., and Katzir, A., "Fiber-optic infrared radiometer for accurate temperature measurements," Appl. Opt., vol. 41, pp. 1908-1914, 2002.

Keywords: fiberoptic, infrared, j.189, radiometer, temperature measurement, temperature

[206] Zilker, Z., Nageris, B. I., Feinmesser, R., Fridman, E., Ravid, A., Kariv, N., and Katzir, A., "Carbon dioxide laser and silver halide infrared transmitting fibers for typanoplasty: An experimental animal model," Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, vol. 125, no. 3, pp. 157-160, 2001.

Keywords: j.223

[205] Dekel, B., Barkay, Z., and Katzir, A., "The study of waveguides made by diffusion of Br into AgCl substrates and the transmission of mid-IR radiation through these waveguides," Opt.Commun. , vol. 199, no. 5-6, pp. 383-388, 2001.

Keywords: graded index optical waveguide, integrated optics, ion diffusion in solids, j.209, middle infrared, silver halide crystal

[204] Oron, R., Bunimovich, D., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Design considerations for rare earth doped silver halide fiber amplifiers," Opt.Eng., vol. 40, no. 8, pp. 1516-1520, 2001.

Keywords: infrared, j.208, rare earth doped materials, silver halide fiber amplifiers

[203] Hahn, P., Tacke, M., Jakusch, M., Mizaikoff, B., Spector, O., and Katzir, A., "Detection of hydrocarbons in water by MIR evanescent-wave spectroscopy with flattened silver halide fibers," Appl.Spectrosc., vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 39-43, 2001.

Keywords: Evanescent wave, fiber-optic sensor, hydrocarbon, IR fibers, j.207, MIR spectroscopy, polymer coating, tunable diode lasers

[202] Dekel, B. and Katzir, A., "Graded-index mid-infrared planar optical waveguides made from silver halides," Opt.Lett., vol. 26, no. 20, pp. 1553-1555, 2001.

Keywords: j.205

[201] Nagli, L., German, A., and Katzir, A., "Diffusion of Pr3+ ions in silver halide crystals," Optical Materials, vol. 16, no. 1-2, pp. 243-248, 2001.

Keywords: diffusion, j.204, Luminescence, Rare-earth ions

[200] Simhon, D., Ravid, A., Halpern, M., Cilesiz, I., Brosh, T., Kariv, N., Leviav, A., and Katzir, A., "Laser soldering of rat skin, using fiberoptic temperature controlled system," Lasers Surg. Med., vol. 29, pp. 265-273, 2001.

Keywords: albumin, histology, j.188, laser soldering, rat, skin, suture, temperature control, tensile strength

[199] Sade, S. and Katzir, A., "Fiberoptic infrared radiometer for real time in situ thermometry inside an MRI system," Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 19, pp. 287-290, 2001.

Keywords: fiberoptic, infrared, j.187, MRI, radiometry, temperature

[198] Sade, S. and Katzir, A., "Fiber optic infrared thermometer for accurate measurement of the core temperature of the human body," Opt.Eng., vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 1141-1143, 2001.

Keywords: infrared, j.186, optical fiber, radiometer, thermometer, tympanic membrane

[197] Bormashenko, E., Pogreb, R., Sheshnev, A., Sutovski, S., Bormashenko, Y., Pogreb, Z., and Katzir, A., "Development of the technology of contacting ZnSe infrared optical windows using polyethylene films," Opt.Eng., vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 1754-1755, 2001.

Keywords: films, infrared, j.185, polymers, radiation, windows

[196] Cilesiz, I. and Katzir, A., "Thermal-feedback-controlled coagulation of egg white by the CO2 laser," Appl.Opt., vol. 40, no. 19, pp. 3268-3277, 2001.

Keywords: CO2 laser, coagulation, j.184

[195] Cohen, M., Scharaf, V., Leshem, D., Shafir, R., Gatt, A., Weiss, J., and Katzir, A., "Monitoring of the Infrared Radiation Emitted from Skin Layers During CO2 Laser Resurfacing: A Possible Basis for a Depth Navigation Device," Lasers in Medical Science, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 176-183, 2001.

Keywords: breast reduction, depth control, infrared radiation, j.183, laser resurfacing, laser safety

[194]Bindig, U., Meinke, M., Gersonde, I., Spector, O., Vasserman, I., Katzir, A., and Muller, G., "IR-biosensor: flat silver halide for bio-medical sensing," Sensors and actuators B., vol. 74 pp. 37-46, 2001.

Keywords: coagulation, fiber evanescent wave spectroscope (FEWS), flattened IR-fibers, j.182, tissue

[193] Bormashenko, E., Pogreb, R., Sheshnev, A., Shulzinger, E., Bormashenko, Y., and Katzir, A., "IR laser radiation induced changes in the IR absorption spectra of thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers," J.Opt.A: Pure Appl.Opt., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 229-235, Apr.2001.

Keywords: absorption, degradation, IR, j.181, laser, peaks, polymers, spectra, threshold

[192] Scharf, V., Naftali, N., Eyal, O., Lipson, S. G., and Katzir, A., "Theoretical evaluation of a four-band fiber-optic radiometer," Applied Optics, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 104-111, Jan.2001.

Keywords: Calibration, Emissivity, fiber, fiberoptic, Fiber optic sensors, Infrared detectors, IR, IR fiber, radiometer, Radiometers, temperature, Temperature measurement, j.180

[191] Bormashenko, E., Pogreb, R., Sheshnev, A., Shulzinger, E., Bormashenko, Y., Sutovski, S., Pogreb, Z., and Katzir, A., "Thermal degradation of thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers induced by laser radiation and its study by FTIR spectroscopy," Polymer Degradation and Stability, vol. 72 (2001) pp. 125-131, 2001.

Keywords: absorbance, contact, degradation, fiber, infrared, j.179, laser, polymer, radiation, spectrum, thermal

[190] Eytan, O., Sela, B.-A., and Katzir, A., "Fiber-optic evanescent-wave spectroscopy and neural networks: application to chemical blood analysis," Appl.Opt., vol. 39, no. 19, pp. 3357-3360, 2000.

Keywords: j.240.

[189] Karlowatz, M., Kraft, M., Eitenberger, B., Mizaikoff, B., and Katzir, A., "Chemically tapered silver halide fibers: an approach for increasing the sensitivity of mid-infrared evanescent wave sensors," Appl.Spectrosc., vol. 54, no. 11, pp. 1629-1633, 2000.

Keywords: chemical tapering, Chlorinated hydrocarbons, IR fiber-optic sensor, j.206, on-line monitoring, silver halide fibers

[188] Scharf, V. and Katzir, A., "Four-band fiber-optic radiometry for determining the "true" temperature of gray bodies," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 77, no. 19, pp. 2955-2957, Nov.2000.

Keywords: Calibration, Emissivity, fiberoptic, Fiber optic sensors, radiometer, Radiometers, radiometry, Spectral methods of temperature measurement, temperature, theory, j.178

 [187] Nagli, L., German, A., and Katzir, A., "Spectroscopic studies of Pr3+ ions in silver halide crystals," Appl.Opt., vol. 39, no. 27, pp. 5070-5075, 2000.

Keywords: crystal, crystals, j.177

[186] Rave, E., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Ordered bundles of infrared-transmitting AgClBr fibers: optical characterization of individual fibers," Opt.Lett., vol. 25, no. 17, pp. 1237-1239, 2000.

Keywords: AgClBr, bundle, cross-talk, fiber, optical, j.176

[185] Bormashenko, E., Pogreb, R., Sheshnev, A., Shulzinger, E., Bormashenko, Y., and Katzir, A., "IR laser radiation induced changes in the infrared absorption spectra of thin polymer films", J.Opt.A: Pure Appl.Opt., vol. 2,no. 5, pp. L38-L40, 2000.

Keywords: absorption, IR, laser, j.175

[184] Inberg, A., Ben-David, M., Oksman, M., Katzir, A., and Croitoru, N., "Theoretical model and experimental studies of infrared radiation propagation in hollow plastic and glass waveguides," Opt.Eng., vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1316-1320, 2000.

Keywords: glass, hollow, j.173, Waveguide

[183] Dekel, B., Inberg, A., Croitoru, N., Shalem, S., and Katzir, A., "Hollow glass waveguides and silver halide fibers as scanning elements for CO2 laser marking systems," Opt.Eng., vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1384-1390, 2000.

Keywords: CO2, fiber, glass, hollow, j.172, laser, Waveguide

[182] Dekel, B., Inberg, A., Croitoru, N., Shalem, S., and Katzir, A., "Fiber optic thermal imaging system based on hollow waveguides or silver halide fibers as scanning elements," Opt.Eng., vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 941-946, 2000.

Keywords: fiber, hollow, imaging, j.171, optic, Waveguide

[181] Rave,E., Shemesh, D., and Katzir, A., "Thermal imaging through ordered bundles of infrared-transmitting silver-halide fibers.," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 76, no. 14, pp. 1795-1797, 2000.

Keywords: j.170, imaging, bundle, fiber

[180] Lobel, B., Eyal, O., Kariv, N., and Katzir, A., "Temperature Controlled CO2 Laser Welding of Soft Tissues: Urinary Bladder Welding in Different Animal Models (Rats, Rabbits, and Cats)," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 26 pp. 4-12, 2000.

Keywords: CO2, j.169, laser, models, temperature, tissue

[179] Lobik, L., Ravid, A., Nissenkorn, I., Kariv, N., Bernheim, J., and Katzir, A., "Bladder welding in rats using controlled temperature CO2 laser system," J.of Urology, vol. 161 pp. 1662-1665, 1999.

Keywords: temperature, CO2, laser, j.167

[178] Nagli, L., German, A., and Katzir, A., "Luminescence method for the study of Nd3+ ions diffusion in AgBr crystals," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 85, no. 4, pp. 2114-2118, 1999.

Keywords: Luminescence, AgBr, crystals, crystal, diffusion, j.168

[177] Nagli, L., German, A., and Katzir, A., "Rare earth ion diffusion in AgBr crystals," Optical Materials, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 89-95, 1999.

Keywords: j.203

[176] DeRowe, A., Landsberg, R., Leonov, Y., Katzir, A., and Ophir, D., "Subjective comparison of Nd:YAG, diode, and CO2lasers for endoscopically guided inferior turbinate reduction surgery," Am.J.of Rhinology, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 209-212, 1998.

Keywords: diode, CO2, laser, surgery, j.164

[175] Eyal, O., Scharf, V., and Katzir, A., "Fiber optic pulsed photothermal radiometry for fast surface-temperature measurements," Appl.Opt., vol. 37, no. 25, pp. 5945-5950, Sept.1998.

Keywords: j.165, fiber, optic, radiometry

[174] Scharf, V., Eyal, O., and Katzir, A., "Application of fiber optic pulsed photothermal radiometry," Opt.Eng., vol. 37, n. 10, pp. 2784-2790, Oct.1998.

Keywords: fiber, optic, radiometry, PPTR, j.166

[173] Barak, A., Eyal, O., Rosner, M., Belotserkovsky, E., Solomon, A., Belkin, M., and Katzir, A., "Temperature-Controlled CO2 Laser Tissue Welding of Ocular Tissue," Survey of Oftalmology, vol. 42, no. Suppl.1, pp. 77-81, 1997.

Keywords: CO2, laser, tissue, j.137

[172] Bunimovich, D., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "The visible and infrared luminescence of activated silver bromide crystals," Optical Materials, vol. 8 pp. 21-29, 1997.

Keywords: Luminescence, crystals, j.163

[171] Bunimovich, D., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Optical Characterization of Nd3+:AgBr," Appl.Opt., vol. 36, no. 36, pp. 7712-7717, 1997.

Keywords: optical, j.143

[170] Dankner, Y. and Katzir, A., "Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy for the Determination of the Optical Constants of Thin Silver Films Deposited on a Silver-Halide Fiber.," Appl.Opt., vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 873-876, 1997.

Keywords: optical, fiber, j.149

[169] Dankner, Y., Poplawski, J., Ehrenfreund, E., and Katzir, A., "Silver-halide optical fiber for infrared absorption spectroscopy: optically pumped intersubband transitions in quantum-well structures," Appl.Opt., vol. 36, no. 22, pp. 5523-5525, 1997.

Keywords: optical, fiber, absorption, j.160

[168] Eyal, O., Scharf, V., and Katzir, A., "Temperature Measurements Using Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry and Silver Halide Infrared Optical Fibers.," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 70, no. 12, pp. 1509-1511, 1997.

Keywords: radiometry, optical, fiber, j.159

[167] Eyal, O., Shemesh, D., and Katzir, A., "Connectors, Splices, and Couplers for Infrared Transmitting Optical Fibers.," Appl.Opt., vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 1185-1190, 1997.

Keywords: coupler, optical, fiber, j.158

[166] German, A. and Katzir, A., "High-cycle fatigue monitoring in silver halide fibers using absorption spectroscopy," J.Mater.Sci., vol. 32, no. 24, pp. 6453-6457, 1997.

Keywords: Fatigue, fiber, absorption, j.151

[165]Gotshal, Y., Simhi, R., Sela, B. A., and Katzir, A., "Blood Diagnostics Using Fiberoptic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy (fews ) and Neural Networks (nn) Analysis.," Sensors and actuators B., vol. 42 pp. 157-161, 1997.

Keywords: blood, fiberoptic, FEWS, j.148, neural network

[164] Jakusch, M., Mizaikoff, B., Kellner, R., and Katzir, A., "Towards a remote IR fiber-optic sensor system for the determination of chlorinated hydrocarbons in water," Sensors and actuators B., vol. B38, no. 1-3, pp. 83-87, 1997.

Keywords: Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Fiber evanescent-wave spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, j.202, Silver halide

[163] Kastner, J. F., Tacke, M., Katzir, A., Edl-Mizaikoff, B., Gobel, R., and Kellner, R., "Optimizing the modulation for evanescent-wave analysis with laser diodes (EWALD) for monitoring chlorinated hydrocarbons in water," Sensors and actuators B., vol. 38-39 pp. 163-170, 1997.

Keywords: laser, diode, water, j.161

[162] Matsuura, Y., Miyagi, M., German, A., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Silver-halide fiber tip as a beam homogenizer for infrared hollow waveguides," Opt.Lett., vol. 22, no. 17, pp. 1308-1310, 1997.

Keywords: fiber, hollow, Waveguide, j.162

[161]Nagli, L., Bunimovich, D., Katzir, A., Gordetsky, O., and Molev, V., "The Luminescence properties of Dy-doped high silicate glass.," J.Non-Cryst.Sol., vol. 217 pp. 208-214, 1997.

Keywords: glass, j.146, Luminescence

[160] Oron, R. and Hardy, A., "Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Rayleigh Back-Scattering in Strongly Pumped Fiber Amplifiers.," In preparation., 1997.

Keywords: fiber, Emission, J.157

[159] Oron, R. and Hardy, A., "Approximate Analytical Expressions for Signal Amplification in Strongly Pumped Fiber Amplifiers.," IEEE Proc.Optoelect., no. Submitted, 1997.

Keywords: Amplification, fiber, J.156

[158] Oron, R. and Hardy, A., "Signal Amplification in Strongly Pumped Fiber Amplifiers.," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 307-313, 1997.

Keywords: fiber, Amplification, J.155

[157] Shalem, S., German, A., Barkay, N., Moser, F., and Katzir, A., "Mechanical and Optical Properties of Silver-Halide Infrared Transmitting Fibers.," Fiber and Integrated Optics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 27-54, 1997.

Keywords: mechanical, optical, fiber, j.154

[156] Bunimovich, D., Shalem, S., and Katzir, A., "Effects of Thermal Treatment on the Infrared Transmission of Silver Halide Fibers," Appl.Opt.(accepted), vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 285-290, 1997.

Keywords: fiber, absorption, Scattering, recrystalization, thermal treatment, j.138

[155] Bunimovich, D., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "The Luminescence Properties of Praseodymium and Erbium Doped Silver Bromide Crystals," Appl.Opt., vol. 36, no. 30, pp. 7708-7711, 1997.

Keywords: crystals, Luminescence, rare earth, j.152

[154] Bunimovich, D., Nagli, L., Shalem, S., and Katzir, A., "Absorption Spectra of Silver Bromide Crystals and Fibers in 9-11 Micron Meter Wavelength Range.," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 81, no.3, pp. 1612-1613, 1996.

Keywords: absorption, crystals, fiber, j.142

[153] Dankner, Y., Eyal, O., and Katzir, A., "Two bandpass fiber-optic radiometry for monitoring the temperature of photoresist during dry processing," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 68 pp. 2583-2585, 1996.

Keywords: fiberoptic, j.147, radiometry, photoresist

[152] Eyal, O., Scharf, V., Shalem, S., and Katzir, A., "Single-mode Mid-infrared Silver Halide Planar Waveguides," Opt.Lett., vol. 21, no. 15, pp. 1147-1149, 1996.

Keywords: Waveguide, Single-mode, IR fiber, j.140

[151] German, A. and Katzir, A., "Fatigue of Mixed Silver Halide Polycrystalline Optical Fibers.," J.Mater.Sci., vol. 31 pp. 5109-5112, 1996.

Keywords: IR fiber, Fatigue, Mechanical properties, j.141, optical, fiber

[150] German, A., Bunimovich, D., and Katzir, A., "Transmission of Pulsed CO2 Laser Beams Through "Opaque" Liquids by a Cavitation Effects".," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 70, no. 18, pp. 2362-2364, 1996.

Keywords: CO2, laser, liquids, cavitation, j.144

[149] Messica, A., Katzir, A., Schiessl, U., and Tacke, M., "Liquid and Gas Fiberoptic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy by Tunable Lasers.," SPIE, vol. 1591, no. III, pp. 192-200, 1996.

Keywords: fiberoptic, liquids, laser, liquid, gas

[148] Messica, A., Greenstein, A., and Katzir, A., "Theory of Fiber-Optic, Evanescent-Wave Spectroscopy and Sensors," Appl.Opt., vol. 35, no. 13, pp. 2274-2284, 1996.

Keywords: theory, fiberoptic, sensor, FEWS, j.139

[147] Moser, F., Bunimovich, D., DeRowe, A., Eyal, O., German, A., Gotshal, Y., Levite, A., Nagli, L., Ravid, A., Scharf, V., Shalem, S., Shemesh, D., Simhi, R., Vasserman, I., and Katzir, A., "Medical Applications of Infrared Transmitting Silver Halide Fibers.," IEEE J.of Selected Topics in Quant.Electr., vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 872-879, 1996.

Keywords: applications, fiber, j.145 >

[146] Nagli, L. and Katzir, A., "Luminescence kinetics of iodine-doped silver bromide crystals: concentration and excitation intensity dependences," J.Phys.-Condensed Matter, vol. 8, no. 35, pp. 6445-6456, 1996.

Keywords: j.201

[145] Shalhav, A., Wallach, R., Akselrod, S., and Katzir, A., "Laser Irradiation of Biological Tissue Through Water as a Means of Reducing Thermal Damage," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 19 pp. 407-412, 1996.

Keywords: laser, tissue, water, j.153

[144] Simhi, R., Gotshal, Y., Bunimovich, D., Sela, B. A., and Katzir, A., "Fiberoptic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy for Fast Multicomponent Analysis of Human Blood," Appl.Opt., vol. 35, no. 19, pp. 3421-3425, 1996.

Keywords: FEWS, blood, j.136

[143] Bunimovich, D., Belotserkovsky, E., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Measurements of Absorption Coefficients Using Non -Contact Laser Calorimetry," Appl.Opt., vol. 34 pp. 743-745, 1995.

Keywords: optical, crystals, IR, calorimetry, j.130

[142] Bunimovich, D., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "IR Luminescence of Neodymium Doped Silver Bromide Crystals," Opt.Lett., vol. 20, n. 23, pp. 2417-2419, 1995.

Keywords: IR, crystals, j.150

[141] Bunimovich, D., Belotserkovsky, E., and Katzir, A., "Fiberoptic Evanescent Wave Infrared Spectroscopy of Gases in Liquids," Rev.Sci.Inst., vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 2818-2820, 1995.

Keywords: gas, liquids, FEWS, FTIR, fiber, j.132

[140] Bunimovich, D., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "IR Luminescence of Ni-doped Silver Bromide Crystals," J.Luminescence, vol. 65 pp. 41-44, 1995.

Keywords: L, Ni, AgBr, IR, crystals, j.131

[139] Eyal, O. and Katzir, A., "Temperature Measurements Utilizing Two-Bandpass Fiber Optic Radiometry," Opt.Eng., vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 470-474, 1995.

Keywords: fiber, temp, radiometry, IR, 2 band, j.133

[138] Gobel, R., Krska, R., Kellner, R., Kastner, J., Lambrecht, A., Tacke, M., and Katzir, A., "Enhancing the Sensitivity of Chemical Sensors for Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Water by Use of Tapered Silver Halide Fibers and Tunable Diode Lasers," Appl.Spectrosc., vol. 49, no. 8, pp. 1174-1177, 1995.

Keywords: FEWS, IR, water, fiber, TDL, taper, j.134

[137] Lobel, B., Eyal, O., Belotserkovsky, E., Shenfeld, O., Kariv, N., Goldwasser, B., and Katzir, A., "In Vivo CO2 Laser Rat Urinary Bladder Welding with Silver Halide Fiberoptic Radiometric Temperature Control," J.Clin.Lasers Med., Surg., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 255-257, 1995.

Keywords: CO2, laser, fiberoptic, j.135

[136] Mizaikoff, B., Gobel, R., Krska, R., Taga, K., Kellner, R., Tacke, M., and Katzir, A., "Infrared fiber-optical chemical sensors with reactive surface coatings," Sensors and actuators B., vol. B29, no. 1-3, pp. 58-63, 1995.

Keywords: Chalcogenides, Chemical sensor, Chlorinated hydrocarbons in aqueous solution, Chlorofluorohydrocarbons, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Gas analysis, Infrared fiber optics, j.200, Silver halide

[135] Belotserkovsky, E., Zur, A., and Katzir, A., "Nonuniform Temperature Distribution Monitoring with an IR Fiberoptic Radiometer," Appl.Opt., vol. 33 pp. 64-67, 1994.

Keywords: fiberoptic, temp, T(X), IR, radiometry, j.115

[134] Belotserkovsky, E., Bar-Or, O., and Katzir, A., "Infrared Fiberoptic Temperature Monitoring During Machining Procedures," Meas.Sci.Technol., vol. 5 pp. 451-453, 1994.

Keywords: fiberoptic, temp, machining, j.116

[133] Belotserkovsky, E., Shenfeld, O., and Katzir, A., "Infrared Fiberoptic Temperature Control of the Heating Process in a Microwave-Oven," IEEE Trans.MTT, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 901-903, 1994.

Keywords: temp, microwave, fiberoptic, radiometry, j.114

[132] Bunimovich, D., Belotserkovsky, E., and Katzir, A., "Noncontact Infrared Reflection Spectroscopy Using Optical Fibers," Rev.Sci.Inst., vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 2731-2732, 1994.

Keywords: optical, fiber, reflect, j.117

[131] Bunimovich, D., Nagli, L., and Katzir, A., "Absorption-Measurements of Mixed Silver-Halide Crystals and Fibers by Laser Calorimetry," Appl.Opt., vol. 33 pp. 117-119, 1994.

Keywords: crystals, fiber, AgClBr, optical, j.118

[130] DeRowe, A., Ophir, D., and Katzir, A., "Experimental Study of CO2 Laser Myringotomy with a Hand-Held Otoscope and Fiberoptic Delivery System," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 15 pp. 249-253, 1994.

Keywords: CO2, laser, ENT, surgery, fiberoptic, j.119

[129] Eyal, O. and Katzir, A., "Thermal Feedback-Control Techniques for Transistor -Transistor Logic Triggered CO2-Laser Used for Irradiation of Biological Tissue Utilizing Infrared Fiberoptic Radiometry," Appl.Opt., vol. 33, no. 9, pp. 1751-1754, 1994.

Keywords: tissue, fiberoptic, radiometry, j.120

[128] Eyal, O., Shalem, S., and Katzir, A., "Silver Halide Midinfrared Optical Fiber Y-coupler," Opt.Lett., vol. 19, no. 22, pp. 1843-1845, 1994.

Keywords: IR, fiber, Y, j.122

[127] Eyal, O., Zur, A., Shenfeld, O., Gilo, M., and Katzir, A., "Infrared Radiometry Using Silver-Halide Fibers and a Cooled Photonic Detector," Opt.Eng., vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 502-509, 1994.

Keywords: radiometry, fiber, temp, j.121

[126]Frenkel, A., Voronel, A., Katzir, A., Newville, M., and Stern, E. A., "Buckled Crystalline Structure of Disordered Mixed Salts," Physica B, vol. 208&209 pp. 334-336, 1994.

Keywords: defects, crystals, j.123

[125] German, A., Barkay, N., and Katzir, A., "High-Cycle Fatigue of Silver-Halide Infrared Fibers," Appl.Opt., vol. 33, no. 13, pp. 2734-2736, 1994.

Keywords: fiber, mechanical, AgClBr, j.124

[124] Gerstman, M., Linenberg, Y., Katzir, A., and Akselrod, S., "Char Formation in Tissue Irradiated with a CO2 -Laser : Model and Simulations," Opt.Eng., vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 2343-2351, 1994.

Keywords: tissue, laser, theory, models, j.125

[123] Gobel, R., Krska, R., Kellner, R., and Katzir, A., "Development of Protective Polymer-Coatings for Silver-Halide Fibers and Their Application as Threshold Level Sensors for Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Sea-Water," Fresenius.J.Anal.Chem., vol. 348 pp. 780-781, 1994.

Keywords: fiber, applications, sensor, coating, j.126 >

[122] Katz, M., Katzir, A., Schnitzer, I., and Bornstein, A., "Quantitative-Evaluation of Chalcogenide Glass-Fiber Evanescent- Wave Spectroscopy," Appl.Opt., vol. 33, no. 25, pp. 5888-5894, 1994.

Keywords: FEWS, glass, fiber, j.127

[121] Messica, A., Greenstein, A., Katzir, A., Schiessl, V., and Tacke, M., "Fiberoptic Evanescent-Wave Sensor for Gas-Detection," Opt.Lett., vol. 19, no. 15, pp. 1167-1169, 1994.

Keywords: fiberoptic, sensor, gas, j.128

[120] Shenfeld, O., Eyal, O., Goldwasser, B., and Katzir, A., "Silver-Halide Fiber Optic Radiometric Temperature Measurement and Control of CO2 Laser-Irradiated Tissues and Application to Tissue Welding," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 14 pp. 323-328, 1994.

Keywords: fiber, optic, CO2, tissue, applications, j.129

[119] Alaluf, M., Dror, S., Katzir, A., and Croitoru, N., "Infrared Radiometry Measurements Using Plastic Hollow Waveguides Based on Thin Films," J.Phys.D, vol. 26 pp. 1036-1040, 1993.

Keywords: radiometry, temp, hollow, Waveguide, j.102

[118] Barkay, N. and Katzir, A., "Mechanical Fatigue Monitoring using Absorption Spectroscopy of Infrared Fibers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 63, no. 13, pp. 1762-1764, 1993.

Keywords: mechanical, IR, fiber, AgClBr, j.105

[117] Barkay, N. and Katzir, A., "Transmission of Infrared-Laser Radiation Through Silver-Halide Optical Fibers During Repeated Plastic-Deformation," J.Lightwave Technol., vol. 11 pp. 1889-1894, 1993.

Keywords: optical, fiber, mechanical, AgClBr, j.104

[116] Barkay, N. and Katzir, A., "Elasticity of Mixed Silver Halide Polycrystalline Optical Fibers," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 74 pp. 2980-2982, 1993.

Keywords: mechanical, fiber, IR, optical, AgClBr, j.103

[115] Bunimovich, D. and Katzir, A., "Dielectric Properties of Silver Halide and Potassium Halide Crystals," Appl.Opt., vol. 32 pp. 2045-2048, 1993.

Keywords: crystals, optical, AgClBr, refractive index, j.107

[114]Bunimovich, D., Kellner, R., Krska, R., Messica, A., Paiss, I., Schiessl, U., Tacke, M., Taga, K., and Katzir, A., "A System for Monitoring and Control of Processes Based on IR Fibers and Tunable Diode Lasers," J.Molec.Struct., vol. 292 pp. 125-132, 1993.

Keywords: TDL, FEWS, chemical, sensor, j.106

[113] Dankner, Y., Simhony, S., Shneider, Y., and Katzir, A., "Infrared Radiometry for Monitoring Temperature for Photoresist During Dry Etching," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 63 pp. 1999-2001, 1993.

Keywords: radiometry, temp, photoresist, j.108

[112] Gerstman, M., Sagi, A., Avidor-Zehavi, A., Katzir, A., and Akselrod, S., "Model Simulation of Biological Damage in Tissue Exposed to CO2 Laser Irradiation," Opt.Eng., vol. 32 pp. 291-297, 1993.

Keywords: laser, tissue, theory, CO2, j.109

[111] Krska, R., Kellner, R., Schiessl, U., Tacke, M., and Katzir, A., "Fiber Optic Sensor for Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Water Based on Infrared Fibers and Tunable Diode Lasers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 63 pp. 1868-1879, 1993.

Keywords: TDL, FEWS, pollution, fiber, optic, sensor, water, laser, j.110

[110] Nagli, L., Bunimovich, D., Shmilevich, A., Kristianpoller, N., and Katzir, A., "Optical Properties of Mixed Silver Halide Crystals and Fibers," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 74 pp. 5737-5741, 1993.

Keywords: optical, IR, fiber, AgClBr, crystals, j.111

[109] Oster, L., Kristianpoller, N., Chen, R., and Katzir, A., "Photoluminescence of mixed AgCl0.45Br0.55 crystals," J.Phys.D, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 1759-1763, 1993.

Keywords: j.199

[108] Paiss, I., Bunimovich, D., and Katzir, A., "Evanescent-Wave Infrared Spectroscopy of Solid Materials using Deformable Silver-Halide Optical Fibers," Appl.Opt., vol. 32 pp. 5867-5871, 1993. >

Keywords: FEWS, FTIR, solids, j.112

[107] Shenfeld, O., Belotserkovsky, E., Goldwasser, A., Zur, A., and Katzir, A., "Silver Halide Fiberoptic Radiometry for Temperature Monitoring and Control of Tissue Heated by Microwave," Opt.Eng., vol. 32 pp. 216-221, 1993.

Keywords: temp, radiometry, microwave, fiberoptic, tissue, j.113

[106] DeRowe, A., Bartov, E., Treister, G., Belkin, M., and Katzir, A., "Immediate Retinal Adhesion by CO2 Laser Irradiation Using a Fiberoptic Intraocular Probe," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 12 pp. 604-608, 1992.

Keywords: weld, laser, CO2, ophthal, j.94, fiberoptic

[105] Krska, R., Rosenberg, E., Taga, K., Kellner, R., Messica, A., and Katzir, A., "Polymer Coated Silver Infrared Fibers a Seasing Devices for Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Water," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 61, no. 15, pp. 1778-1780, 1992.

Keywords: FEWS, FTIR, pollution, CHC, water, j.96

[104] Krska, R., Taga, K., Kellner, R., Messica, A., and Katzir, A., "A New Fiberoptic Physico-Chemical Sensor for Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Water," Fresenius.J.Anal.Chem., vol. 342 pp. 202, 1992.

Keywords: FEWS, FTIR, pollution, CHC, water, j.95

[103] Nagli, L. and Katzir, A., "CO2 Laser Power Transmission and Laser Induced Breakdown in AgClxBr1-xCrystals , Polycrystals and Fibers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 61 pp. 1624-1625, 1992.

Keywords: CO2, LIB, power, laser, crystals, fiber, AgClBr, j.97

[102] Paiss, I. and Katzir, A., "Thermal Imaging by Ordered Bundles of Silver Halide Crystalline Fibers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 61, no. 12, pp. 1384-1386, 1992.

Keywords: IR, bundle, imaging, fiber, j.98

[101] Sagi, A., Avidor-Zehavi, A., Shitzer, A., Gerstman, M., Akselrod, S., and Katzir, A., "Heating of Biological Tissue by Laser Irradation : Temperature Distribution During Laser Ablation," Opt.Eng., vol. 31 pp. 1425-1431, 1992.

Keywords: laser, temp, tissue, theory, j.100

[100] Sagi, A., Shitzer, A., Katzir, A., and Akselrod, S., "Heating of Biological Tissue by Laser Irradiation:Theoretical Model," Opt.Eng., vol. 31 pp. 1417-1424, 1992.

Keywords: tissue, laser, temp, theory, j.99

[99] Zur, A. and Katzir, A., "Theory of Noncontact Point Thermal Sensing by Fiberoptic Radiometry," Appl.Opt., vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 55-68, 1992.

Keywords: temp, radiometer, theory, j.101

[98] Drizlikh, S., Zur, A., and Katzir, A., "The Use of Multichannel Infared Fiberoptic Sensors for Controlled Microwave Heating," Int.J.Optoel., vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 451-457, 1991.

Keywords: radiometry, temp, microwave, j.91

[97] Harrington, J. A. and Katzir, A., "Specialty IR fibers tackle tough problems," Laser Focus World, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 139-142, 1991.

Keywords: j.198

[96] Paiss, I., Moser, F., and Katzir, A., "Properties of Silver Halide Core-Clad Fibers and the Use of Fiber Bundle for Thermal Imaging," Fiber and Integrated Optics, vol. 10 pp. 275-290, 1991.

Keywords: CC, imaging, bundle, j.92

[95] Zur, A. and Katzir, A., "Theory of Fiber Optic Radiometry , Emmisivity of Fibers and Distributed Thermal Sensors," Appl.Opt., vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 660-673, 1991.

Keywords: temp, radiometry, theory, fiberoptic, sensor, j.93

[94] Drizlikh, S., Zur, A., and Katzir, A., "An Infrared Fiberoptic Radiometer for Controlled Microwave Heating," IEEE Trans.MTT, vol. 38, no. 5, 1990.

Keywords: radiometry, microwave, temp, fiberoptic, j.88

[93] Margalit, E., Dodiuk, H., Kosower, E. M., and Katzir, A., "Silver Halide Infrared Fiberoptic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy for in Situ Monitoring of the Chemical Processes in Adhesive Curing," Surface and Interface Analysis, vol. 15 pp. 473-478, 1990.

Keywords: FTIR, FEWS, chemical, fiberoptic, j.89

[92] Schnitzer, I., Katzir, A., Schiessl, V., Riedel, W. J., and Tacke, M., "Evanescent Field IR Spectroscopy using Optical Fibers and Tunable Diode Lasers," Mat.Sci.Eng., vol. B5 pp. 333-337, 1990.

Keywords: FEWS, TDL, IR, optical, fiber, laser, j.90

[91] Barkay, N., Levite, A., Moser, F., Kowal, D., and Katzir, A., "Absorption Edges of Mixed Siver-Halid Crystals and Polycrystalline Optical Fibers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 54, no. 12, pp. 1083-1085, 1989.

Keywords: IR, fiber, crystals, optical, AgClBr, j.82

[90] Battler, A., Gal, D., Eldar, M., Bass, M., Walden, R., Zweig, A., Gaton, E., Wolf, N., Neufeld, H. N., and Katzir, A., "CO2 Laser Catheter Angioplasty in Human Atherosclerotic Xenograft Arteries," J.Interven.Cardiol., vol. 2 pp. 29-34, 1989.

Keywords: CO2, laser, catheter, angioplasty, artery, IRguide, fiblase, angio, dog, j.83

[89] Katzir, A., "Optical Fibers in Medicine," Sci.Am., vol. 260 (5) pp. 120-125, 1989.

Keywords: optical, fiber, medicine, review, j.84

[88] Katzir, A., Bowman, H. F., Asfour, Y., Zur, A., and Valeri, C. R., "Infrared Fibers for Radiometer Thermometry in Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Treatment," IEEE Trans.Biomed.Eng., vol. 36 pp. 634-636, 1989.

Keywords: fiber, hyperthermia, hypothermia, IR, temp, cancer, radiometer, j.85

[87] Schnitzer, I., Katzir, A., Schiessl, V., Riedel, W. J., and Tacke, M., "Fiberoptic Based Evanescent Field Chemical Sensor using Tunable Diode Lasers for the Midinfared Spectral Region," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 5667-5670, 1989.

Keywords: FEWS, TDL, fiberoptic, sensor, diode, laser, chemical, j.86

[86] Shani, Y., Katzir, A., Tacke, M., and Preier, H. M., "Pb1-xSnx Se, Pb1-x-yEuySnxSe Corrugated Diode Lasers," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. 25 pp. 1828-1844, 1989.

Keywords: LTT, laser, diode, j.87

[85] Barkay, N., Levite, A., Moser, F., and Katzir, A., "Mechanical Properties of Mixed Silver Halide Crystals and Polycrystallyne Optical Fibers," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 5256-5258, 1988.

Keywords: mechanic, IR, fiber, crystal, AgClBr, j.70

[84] Eldar, M., Gal, D., Djaldetti, M., Douer, D., Rosner, E., Katzir, A., Neufeld, H. N., and Battler, A., "Carbon Dioxide Laser Effect on Platelet Function and Surface Ultrastructure in Vitro," Lasers Surg.Med., vol. 8 pp. 259-263, 1988.

Keywords: laser, blood, surface, j.71

[83] Katzir, A., Bowman, H. F., Asfour, Y., Zur, A., and Valeri, C. R., "Infrared Fiber Optics for Thermometry in Microwave," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 53 pp. 1877-1879, 1988.

Keywords: radiometry, temp, microwave, j.72

[82] Saar, A. and Katzir, A., "Scattering Effects in Crystalline Infrared Fibers," J.Opt.Soc.Am., vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 823-833, 1988.

Keywords: fiber, IR, scatter, AgClBr, j.73

[81] Shani, Y. and Katzir, A., "Metal-Clad Waveguides for Pb-Salt Diode Lasers," Opt.Lett., vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 372-374, 1988.

Keywords: LTT, laser, diode, Waveguide, j.74

[80] Shani, Y., Katzir, A., Tacke, M., and Preier, H. M., "Metal Clad Pb1-xSnxSe, Pb1-x-yEuySnxSe Distibuted Feedback Laser," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. 24 pp. 2135-2137, 1988.

Keywords: LTT, laser, DFB, clad, j.77

[79] Shani, Y., Katzir, A., Tacke, M., and Preier, H. M., "Highly Collimated Laser Beams From Grating Coupled Emission Pb1-xSnxSe, Pb1-x-yEuySnxSe Diode Lasers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 462-463, 1988.

Keywords: LTT, grating, DFB, laser, diode, j.76

[78] Shani, Y., Rosman, R., Katzir, A., Norton, P., Tacke, M., and Preier, H. M., "Distributed Bragg Reflector Pb1-xSnxSe, Pb1-x-yEuySnxSe Diode Lasers with a Broad Single-Mode Tuning Range," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 5603-5606, 1988.

Keywords: LTT, laser, DFB, diode, j.75

[77] Simhony, S., Schnitzer, I., Katzir, A., and Kosower, E. M., "Evanescent Wave Infrared Spectroscopy of Liquids using Silver Halide Optical Fibers," J.Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 64 pp. 3732-3734, 1988.

Keywords: FTIR, FEWS, liquids, j.79

[76] Simhony, S., Katzir, A., and Kosower, E. M., "Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra of Organic Compounds in Solution and as Thin Layers Obtained by using an Attenuated Total Internal Reflectance Fiber Optic Cell," Ann.Chem., vol. 60 pp. 1908-1910, 1988.

Keywords: FEWS, IR, fiber, liquids, j.78

[75] Zeevi, B., Gal, D., Wolf, N., Berant, M., Abramovich, A., Blieden, L. C., and Katzir, A., "The use of carbon dioxide fiberoptic laser catheter for atrial septostomy," Am.Heart J., vol. 116 pp. 117-122, 1988.

Keywords: fiberoptic, laser, catheter, septostomy, CO2, cardio, fiblase, j.80

[74] Zur, A. and Katzir, A., "Fiber Optic Distributed Thermal Sensor," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 53, no. 25, pp. 2474-2476, 1988.

Keywords: radiometry, temp, j.81

[73] Gal, D. and Katzir, A., "Silver Halide Optical Fibers for Medical Applications," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-23 pp. 1827-1835, 1987.

Keywords: optical, fiber, laseroscopy, IR, CO2, cardio, cancer, j.64

[72] Handelman, D., Hardy, A., and Katzir, A., "Effects of Lateral Confinement on Reflectivity of Buried Heterostructurs PbSnTe Lasers," Appl.Opt., vol. 26 pp. 12-14, 1987.

Keywords: theory, laser, PbSnTe, j.65

[71] Rosman, R., Katzir, A., Norton, P., Bachem, K. H., and Preier, H. M., "On the Performance of Se Rich Lead Salt Heterostructure Lasers , with Remote p-n Junction," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-23 pp. 94-102, 1987.

Keywords: laser, LTT, j.66

[70] Saar, A., Gal, D., Wallach, R., Akselrod, S., and Katzir, A., "The Transmission of Pulsed Laser Beams through "Opaque" Liquids by Cavitation Effects," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 50 pp. 1556-1558, 1987.

Keywords: cavitation, laser, liquid, j.67

[69] Simhony, S., Kosower, E. M., and Katzir, A., "Fourier Transform IR Spectra of Aqueous Protein Mixtures using Novel Attenuated Total Internal Reflectance Cells with Infared Fibers," Biochemical and Biophysical Research Comm., vol. 142 pp. 1059-1063, 1987.

Keywords: FEWS, IR, protein, fiber, j.68

[68] Zeevi, B., Gal, D., Berant, M., Abramovich, A., Bleider, L. C., and Katzir, A., "Carbon Dioxide Fiberoptic Laser for Treatment of Coarctation of the Aorta," Am.Heart J., vol. 113 pp. 1518-1519, 1987.

Keywords: CO2, laser, surgery, cardio, j.69

[67] Chen, R., Katzir, A., Levite, A., Moser, F., and Weiss, D., "Absorption and Luminiscence of Silver Halide Optical Fibers," J.Opt.Soc.Am.B, vol. 3 pp. 696-700, 1986.

Keywords: IR, fiber, AgClBr, optical, L, j.54

[66] Eldar, M., Battler, A., Gal, D., Roth, S., Rotstein, Z., Neufeld, H. N., Akselrod, S., Katzir, A., Gaton, E., and Wolman, M., "The Effect of Varying Lengths and Powers of CO2 Laser Pulses Transmitted through an Optical Fiber on Atherosclerotic Plaque," Clin.Cardiol., vol. 9 pp. 89-91, 1986.

Keywords: cardio, CO2, laser, surgery, fiber, power, optical, plaque, j.55

[65] Gal, D. and Katzir, A., "Silver Halide Optical Fibers in Cardiology," Lasers in Cardiovascular Diseases, pp. 27-32, 1986.

Keywords: optical, fiber, cardiology, IR, AgClBr, cardio, cancer, j.56

[64] Handelman, D., Hardy, A., and Katzir, A., "Reflectivity of TE Models at the Facets of Buried Heterostructure Injection Lasers," J.Quant.Electron., vol. QE-22 pp. 498-500, 1986.

Keywords: laser, models, diode, theory, j.57

[63] Katzir, A., "Fiber Optics in Medicine,"  Materials Evaluation, vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 1282-1289, 1986.

Keywords: j.211

[62] Katzir, A., "Optical fibers in medical applications," Laser Focus/Electro-Optics, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 94-110, 1986.

Keywords: j.197

[61] Lereah, Y. and Katzir, A., "Examination of Silver Halide Optical Fibers using a Transmission Electron Microscope," J.Mat.Sci.Lett., vol. 5 pp. 45-46, 1986.

Keywords: AgClBr, fiber, IR, optical, TEM, j.58

[60] Saar, A., Moser, F., Akselrod, S., and Katzir, A., "Infrared Optical Properties of Polycrystalline Silver Halide Fibers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 49 pp. 305-307, 1986.

Keywords: IR, fiber, AgClBr, optical, j.59

[59] Shani, Y., Katzir, A., Bachem, K. H., Norton, P., Tacke, M., and Preier, H. M., "77K CW Operation of Distributed Bragg Reflector Pb1-xSnxSe, Pb1-x-yEuySnxSe Diode Lasers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 48 pp. 1178-1180, 1986.

Keywords: laser, LTT, DFB, diode, j.60

[58] Simhony, S., Kosower, E. M., and Katzir, A., "A Novel Attenuated Total Internal Reflectance Spectroscopic Cell using Infrared Fibers for Aqueous Solutions," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 49 pp. 253-254, 1986.

Keywords: FEWS, fiber, liquids, j.61

[57] Zur, A. and Katzir, A., "Fibers for Low Temperature Radiometric Measurements," Appl.Opt., vol. 26 pp. 1201-1206, 1986.

Keywords: fiber, IR, cancer, radiometry, temp, j.62

[56] Zur, A. and Katzir, A., "The Use of Infrared Fibers for Low Temperature Radiomeric Measurement," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 48, no. 7, pp. 499-500, 1986.

Keywords: radiometry, temp, fiber, j.63

[55] Fisanick, G. J., Gross, M. E., Hopkins, J. B., Fennel, M. D., Schnoss, K. J., and Katzir, A., "Laser Initiated Microchemistry in Thin Films: Development of New Types of Periodic Structure," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 57 pp. 1139-1142, 1985.

Keywords: etching, j.50

[54] Kapon, E. and Katzir, A., "Distributed Bragg Reflector PbSnTe, PbSeTe Diode Lasers," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-21 pp. 1947-1957, 1985.

Keywords: laser, LTT, diode, j.51

[53] Shani, Y., Rosman, R., and Katzir, A., "Calculations of the Refractive Indexes of Lead Chalcogenide Salts used in Injection Lasers," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-21 pp. 51-62, 1985.

Keywords: PbSnTe, refractive index, theory, j.52

[52] Simhony, S. and Katzir, A., "Remote Monitoring of Ammonia using CO2 Laser and Infrared Fibers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 47 pp. 1241-1243, 1985.

Keywords: IR, spectro, gas, CO2, laser, fiber, j.53

[51] Eldar, M., Battler, A., Neufeld, H. N., Gaton, E., Arieli, R., Akselrod, S., Levite, A., and Katzir, A., "Transluminal CO2 Laser Catheter Angioplasty," J.Am.Coll.Card., vol. 3 pp. 135-137, 1984.

Keywords: CO2, laser, cardio, surgery, catheter, angioplasty, j.43

[50] Eldar, M., Battler, A., Neufeld, H. N., Gaton, E., Arieli, R., Akselrod, S., Levite, A., and Katzir, A., "Transluminal Carbon Dioxide Laser Catheter Angioplasty for Dissolution of Atherosclerotic Plaques," J.Am.Coll.Card., vol. 3 pp. 127-135, 1984.

Keywords: laser, angioplasty, plaque, catheter, CO2, j.42

[49]Kapon, E., Zussman, A., and Katzir, A., "PbSnTe diode lasers incorporating passive waveguides," J.Appl.Phys. , vol. 56, no. 11, pp. 3336-3337, 1984.

Keywords: j.196

[48] Kapon, E., Zussman, A., and Katzir, A., "Distributed Bragg Reflector Lattice Matched Pb1-xSnxTe, PbSeyTe1-y Diode Lasers," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 44 pp. 275-277, 1984.

Keywords: laser, DFB, LTT, diode, j.44

[47] Katzir, A. and Vratny, F., "Use of PVS for Replicating Submicron Features for Microelectronic Devices," Rev.Sci.Inst., vol. 55 pp. 633-634, 1984.

Keywords: PVC, micro, j.45

[46] Katzir, A., Simhony, S., Salzman, J., Schoenberg, A., and Kapon, E., "IR Heterodyning using Silver Halide Fibers," Opt.Eng., vol. 23 pp. 462-465, 1984.

Keywords: IR, fiber, heterodyne, j.46

[45] Salzman, J. and Katzir, A., "Heterodyne Detection SNR:Calculations with Matrix Formalism," Appl.Opt., vol. 23 pp. 1066-1974, 1984.

Keywords: heterodyne, LTT, refractive index, theory, j.47

[44] Shani, Y., Rosman, R., and Katzir, A., "Calculation of the Refractive Index of Lead Tin Telluride for Infrared Devices," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-20 pp. 1110-1114, 1984.

Keywords: LTT, refractive index, theory, j.48

[43] Shani, Y., Hardy, A., Kapon, E., and Katzir, A., "The Far Field of PbSnTe Injection Lasers," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-20 pp. 1267-1269, 1984.

Keywords: LTT, laser, j.49

[42] Kapon, E., Hardy, A., and Katzir, A., "Analysis of Distributed Feedback Diode Lasers with Gain Induced Waveguiding," J.Opt.Soc.Am., vol. 73 pp. 45-58, 1983.

Keywords: laser, PbSnTe, DFB, j.36

[41] Kolodner, P., Katzir, A., and Hartsough, N., "Noncontact Surface Temperature Measurment during Reactive Ion Etching using Fluorescent Polymer Films," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 42 pp. 749-751, 1983.

Keywords: photoresist, etching, surface, temp, j.38

[40] Kolodner, P., Katzir, A., and Hartsough, N., "End Point Detection and Etch Rate Measurement During Reactive Ion Etching using Fluorescent Polymer Films," J.Vac .Sci.Technology B, vol. 1 pp. 501-504, 1983.

Keywords: photoresist, etching, j.37

[39] Rosman, R. and Katzir, A., "Optimal Design of Pb1-xSnxTe Double Heterostructure Injection Lasers," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-19, no. 1, pp. 73-77, 1983.

Keywords: laser, PbSnTe, theory, j.39

[38] Salzman, J. and Katzir, A., "Signal to Noise Ratio of Heterodyne Detection--Matrix Formalism," Appl.Opt., vol. 22 pp. 888-890, 1983.

Keywords: heterodyne, theory, j.40

[37] Salzman, J., Sivan, U., Kapon, E., and Katzir, A., "Heterodyne Detection using Multimode Waveguide Y-couplers," Appl.Opt., vol. 22 pp. 3931-3932, 1983.

Keywords: heterodyne, fiber, IR, Y, Waveguide, j.41

[36] Kapon, E. and Katzir, A., "Photoresist Gratings on Reflecting Surfaces," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 53 pp. 1387-1390, 1982.

Keywords: photoresist, grating, surface, j.30

[35] Kapon, E., Hardy, A., and Katzir, A., "The Effect of Complex Coupling Coefficients on Distributed Feedback Lasers," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-18 pp. 66-71, 1982.

Keywords: laser, DFB, j.29

[34] Katzir, A. and Arieli, R., "Long Wavelength Infrared Optical Fibers," J.Non-Cryst.Sol., vol. 47 pp. 149-158, 1982.

Keywords: IR, fiber, optical, review, j.31

[33]Oron, M., Zussman, A., Katzir, A., and Eger, D., "Recombination Mechanisms and Lasing Threshold in PbSnTe Lasers," Thin Solid Films, vol. 90 pp. 175-180, 1982.

Keywords: PbSnTe, laser, j.32

[32] Oron, M., Zussman, A., and Katzir, A., "Lifetime Mechanisms , Tunneling Currents and Laser Thresholds of Pb SnTe Diode Lasers," Infrared Physics, vol. 22 pp. 171-174, 1982.

Keywords: laser, PbSnTe, j.33

[31] Oron, M., Zussman, A., and Katzir, A., "Dielectric constant and optical confinement in homostructure PbSnTe diode lasers.," Infrared Physics, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 317-322, 1982.

Keywords: j.195

[30] Rosman, R. and Katzir, A., "Lifetime Calculations for Auger Recombination in Lead Tin Telluride," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-18 pp. 814-817, 1982.

Keywords: DFB, laser, theory, j.34

[29] Salzman, J., Schoenberg, A., and Katzir, A., "Chirped Optical Heterodyne (COH):A Method for Real Time Fourier Processing by Coherent Detection," J.Appl.Phys., vol. 53 pp. 48-50, 1982.

Keywords: heterodyne, j.35

[28] Hardy, A., Kapon, E., and Katzir, A., "An Expression for the Number of Guided Modes in Periodic Multilayered Waveguides," J.Opt.Soc.Am., vol. 71 pp. 1283-1285, 1981.

Keywords: Waveguide, modes, theory, j.27

[27] Kapon, E., Hardy, A., and Katzir, A., "TE and TM Coupling Coefficient in Distributed Feedback Double Heterostructure PbSnTe Lasers," J.Quant.Electron., vol. QE-17 pp. 391-397, 1981.

Keywords: PbSnTe, laser, DFB, j.28

[26] Agmon, P., Livanos, A. C., Katzir, A., and Yariv, A., "Simultaneous Exposure and Development of Photoresist Material: An Analytical Model," Appl.Opt., vol. 16 pp. 2612-2619, 1977.

Keywords: photoresist, theory, j.20

[25] Hong, C. S., Shellan, J. B., Livanos, A. C., Katzir, A., and Yariv, A., "Broad-Band Grating Filters for Thin-Film Optical Waveguides," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 31 pp. 276-278, 1977.

Keywords: grating, j.21

[24] Katzir, A., Livanos, A. C., and Yariv, A., "Chirped Grating Output Couplers in Dielectric Waveguides," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 30 pp. 225-226, 1977.

Keywords: grating, Waveguide, coupler, j.23

[23] Katzir, A., Livanos, A. C., Shellan, J. B., and Yariv, A., "Chirped Gratings in Integrated Optics," J.Quant.Electron., vol. QE-13 pp. 296-304, 1977.

Keywords: grating, coupler, j.22

[22] Livanos,A. C., Katzir, A., and Yariv, A., "Fabrication of Grating Structures with Variable Period," Opt.Commun., vol. 20 pp. 179-182, 1977.

Keywords: grating, DFB, j.26

[21] Livanos, A. C., Katzir, A., Yariv, A., and Hong, C. S., "Chirped- Grating Demultriplexers in Dielectric Waveguides," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 30 pp. 519-521, 1977.

Keywords: grating, Waveguide, j.24

[20] Livanos, A. C., Katzir, A., and Shellan, J. B., "Linearity and Enhanced Sensivity of Shipley AZ-1350B Photoresist," Appl.Opt., vol. 16 pp. 1633-1635, 1977.

Keywords: photoresist, j.25

[19] Andrei, E. Y., Katzir, A., and Suss, J. T., "Point Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride, part III.EPR in Electron Irradiated BN," Phys.Rev.B., vol. 13 pp. 2831-2834, 1976.

Keywords: BN, EPR, j.15

[18] Armstrong, D. R., Katzir, A., and Yariv, A., "A Fast High- Current Pulse Generator with Variable Amplitude and Width," Rev.Sci.Inst., vol. 47 pp. 767-769, 1976.

Keywords: pulser, electronics, j.16

[17] Delbruck, M., Katzir, A., and Presti, D., "Responses of Phycomyces Indicating Optical Excitation of the Lowest Triplet State of Riboflavin," Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci., vol. 73 pp. 1969-1973, 1976.

Keywords: plants, j.17

[16] Ng, W., Yen, H. W., Katzir, A., Samid, I., and Yariv, A., "Room Temperature Operation of GaAs Bragg-Mirror Laser," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 29 pp. 684-686, 1976.

Keywords: GaAs, DFB, laser, j.18

[15] Zunger, A., Katzir, A., and Halperin, A., "Optical Properties of Hexagonal Boron Nitride," Phys.Rev.B., vol. 13 pp. 5560-5573, 1976.

Keywords: BN, optical, j.19

[14] Aiki, K., Nakamura, M., Umeda, J., Yariv, A., Katzir, A., and Yen, H. W., "GaAs-GaAlAs Distributed Feedback Diiode Lasers with Separate Optical and Carrier Confinement," Appl.Phys.Lett., vol. 27 pp. 145-146, 1975.

Keywords: laser, GaAs, DFB, j.7

[13] Armstrong, D. R., Katzir, A., and Yariv, A., "Operating Injection Lasers by Fast Square Current Pulses of Variable Amplitude," Rev.Sci.Inst., vol. 46 pp. 1646-1649, 1975.

Keywords: pulser, electronics, j.9

[12] Armstrong, D. R., Katzir, A., and Yariv, A., "Fast, High Current, High Repetition Rate Pulse Generation for Injection Lasers," Rev.Sci.Inst., vol. 46 pp. 1127-1128, 1975.

Keywords: pulser, laser, electronics, j.8

[11] Halperin, A. and Katzir, A., "Electrical Conductivity , Absorption and Luminescence Measurements in Cubic Boron Nitride," J.Phys.Chem.Solids, vol. 36 pp. 89-93, 1975.

Keywords: BN, optical, L, j.10

[10] Katzir, A., Yariv, A., Yen, H. W., Nakamura, M., Aiki, K., and Umeda, J., "Corrugeted Laser Structures," J.Vac.Sci.Technology., vol. 12 pp. 865-868, 1975.

Keywords: laser, GaAs, DFB, j.12

[9] Katzir, A., Suss, J. T., Zunger, A., and Halperin, A., "Point Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride, part I. EPR, Thermoluminescence and Thermally-Stimulated-Current Measurements," Phys.Rev.B., vol. 11 pp. 2370-2377, 1975.

Keywords: BN, TL, j.11

[8] Nakamura, M., Aiki, K., Umeda, J., Katzir, A., Yariv, A., and Yen, H. W., "GaAs-GaAlAs Double-Heterostructure Injection Lasers with Distributed Feedback," IEEE J.Quant.Elect., vol. QE-11 pp. 436-439, 1975.

Keywords: laser, GaAs, DFB, j.13

[7] Zunger, A. and Katzir, A., "Point Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride, part II,Theoretical Studies," Phys.Rev.B., vol. 11 pp. 2378-2390, 1975.

Keywords: BN, defects, theory, con.14

[6] Katzir, A., "A Temperature Controlled Cryostat for Optical, Electrical and Glow Curve Measurements Between 77 and 800 K," J.Phys.E., vol. 7 pp. 423-424, 1974.

Keywords: TL, j.6

[5] Katzir, A. and Rosmann, M., "Xenon Arc Lamp Intensity Stabilizer," Rev.Sci.Inst., vol. 45 pp. 453, 1974.

Keywords: Xe, j.5

[4]Halperin, A. and Katzir, A., ""Pseudo" Current Glow Curves in Crystals," Solid St.Electron., vol. 15 pp. 573-575, 1972.

Keywords: TL, j.3

[3] Katzir, A., Suss, J. T., and Halperin, A., "Thermally Stimulated Currents and Thermoluminescence of Paramagnetic Centers in Boron Nitride," Phys.Lett., vol. 41A pp. 117-118, 1972.

Keywords: TL, BN, j.4

[2] Many, A. and Katzir, A., "Surface States on the 001 Faces of Cadmium Sulfide Crystals," Surf.Sci., vol. 6 pp. 279-292, 1967.

Keywords: surface, CdS, j.2

[1] Katzir, A., "Simple Method for Preparing Thin Filaments of Fragile Crystals," Rev.Sci.Inst., vol. 37 pp. 1260, 1966.

Keywords: CdS, surface, j.1