Time-gated transillumination of objects in highly scattering media using a subpicosecond optical amplifier

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 895-901

  Marengo, Stéphanie ^a   Pépin, Claude ^a,b,c   Goulet, Thomas ^a,d   Houde, Daniel ^a,b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Lab d'Optique Appliquée

^f ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID SCATTERING MEDIUM; OPTICAL GATE; SUBPICOSECOND OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; TIME GATED IMAGING; TIME GATED TRANSILLUMINATION;

AMPLIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTONS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0033334006     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.796308     Document Type: Article

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