Parametric amplification of images

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-286

  Lantz, E ^a   Devaux, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; PHASE MATCHING;

AMPLIFICATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 0000116327     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1355-5111/9/2/014     Document Type: Article

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