Image enhancement through turbid media under a microscope by use of polarization gating methods

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2177-2184

  Gan, X ^a   Schilders, S P ^a   Gu, Min ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0000465931     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.002177     Document Type: Article

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