Quick-Reference Guide

The following quick-reference guide may be particularly useful for advanced REVTeX users.

1. See Appendix A for a list of symbols.
2. See Appendix B for a list of all REVTeX macros in addition to many useful LaTeX macros. [Do not create and use new macros. Use only LaTeX and REVTeX macros so the file will be usable by OSA's typesetters.]
3. Sections, subsections and subsubsections are supported. It is also possible to suppress section numbering by putting a star after each command, i.e., section*{your name}.

    Main section heading:¯ section
   
     		  First subheading:     		   subsection
   
     		  Second subheading:    		   subsubsection
   
   

4. Delimiter for in-line math: $
5. To display and automatically number an equation, start with begin{equation} and finish with end{equation}.
6. To display and automatically number a group of equations, use begin{eqnarray} and end{eqnarray}. To get each equation to line up under the = or or similar sign, surround the = sign in each equation with & signs.
7. To number displayed equations manually, use eqnum{thenumber}. This option would be used for equation (), etc.
8. To number equations using letters start with begin{mathletters} and end with end{mathletters}.
9. Number by section: Put the eqsecnum command before the first section.
10. Citations for cross referencing equations and sections use the same commands. Bibliographic citations have separate commands.
    

     Tag for citing equations in text:.3in¯ref{tag}
    
    		 Tag for equations to be cited:  		 label{tag}
    
    		 Tag for citing references in text:  		  cite{reftag}
    
    		 Tag for citing references ``on the line''
           in text:   		   onlinecite{reftag}
    
    		 Tag for listing references:  		      bibitem{reftag}
    
    

11. Journal name shortcuts: See Table 5 in section V.
12. Place figure captions at the end of your manuscript. Use the commands begin{figure} and end{figure} to start and end each figure. Use the command caption{your caption here} to create and automatically number the caption. To label figure captions use label{figureName}. Numbering is automatic.
13. Please place your tables at the end of your manuscript submission. The typesetters will put them in the appropriate place within the journal.
    

     Start the table environment with ¯ begin{tabular},
    
    		 and end with		 end{tabular}.
    
    		  Within the table environment, some standard options are:
    
    		  Caption and number:		      caption{caption here}
    
    		  Begin tables:		            begin{table}{column data}
    
    		  End tables:		             end{table}
    
    		  Make a horizontal rule:		  tableline
    
    		  Column headings:		         multicolumn{}{}
    
    		  Footnotes:		               tablenote{note here}