Independence of the diffusion coefficient from absorption: Experimental and numerical evidence

Optics Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 853-855

  Bassani, Michele ^a   Martelli, Fabrizio ^a   Zaccanti, Giovanni ^a   Contini, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 0000921124     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.22.000853     Document Type: Article

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