Image formation in turbid media under a microscope

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

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2052-2058

  Gan, X S ^a   Schilders, S P ^a   Gu, Min ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS;

IMAGE RESOLUTION; MIE SCATTERING THEORY; REFLECTION SCANNING SYSTEM; SCANNING MICROSCOPE;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 0032132433     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.002052     Document Type: Article

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