Analysis of direct three-dimensional image transmission through optical fibers by the use of coherence methods

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 3953-3962

  Naulleau, P ^a   Chen, C ^a   Leith, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Grating interferometer; Image transmission; Optical fiber; Signal tonoise ratio; Spatial incoherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038435369     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003953     Document Type: Article

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