Imaging with diffusing light: An experimental study of the effect of background optical properties

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 3564-3573

  Cubeddu, R ^a   Pifferi, A ^a   Taroni, P ^a   Torricelli, A ^a   Valentini, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 0001171328     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.003564     Document Type: Article

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