Focus fluctuations in laser photothermal imaging

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-12

  Koulikov, S G ^a   Dlott, Dana D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALLIC FILMS; POLYESTERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THIN FILMS;

LASER PHOTOTHERMAL IMAGING;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033721586     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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