Array detection for speckle reduction in optical coherence microscopy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1427-1439

  Schmitt, J M ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0030754474     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/7/015     Document Type: Article

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