Early development of optical low-coherence reflectometry and some recent biomedical applications

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 236-247

  Masters, Barry R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ENDOSCOPY; INTERFEROMETERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EYE; LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL BIOPSY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL LOW COHERENCE REFLECTOMETRY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 0032655081     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.429914     Document Type: Article

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