The iterative time reversal mirror: A solution to self-focusing in the pulse echo mode

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 1119-1129

  Prada, C ^a   Wu, F ^a   Fink, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT LANGEVIN   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE;

EID: 0025740413     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.402301     Document Type: Article

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