Comparative study of confocal and heterodyne microscopy for imaging through scattering media

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

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-52

  Kempe, M ^a   Rudolph, W ^a   Welsch, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0002460209     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.000046     Document Type: Article

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