Two-dimensional near-infrared transillumination imaging of biomedical media with a chromium-doped forsterite laser

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 5327-5336

  Gayen, S K ^a,b   Zevallos, Manuel E ^a,b   Alrubaiee, M ^a,b   Evans, J M ^a,b   Alfano, R R ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Physics ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0001297292     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.005327     Document Type: Article

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