Improved localization of hidden fluorescent objects in highly scattering slab media based on a two-way transmittance determination

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 12915-12929

  L'Huillier, Jean Pierre ^a   Vaudelle, Fabrice ^a  

^a Arts et Metiers ParisTech   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ONCOLOGY; SIGNAL DETECTION;

CANCER DIAGNOSTIC; LASER SOURCES; PROBE CONCENTRATION;

OBJECT RECOGNITION;

EID: 33845782361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.012915     Document Type: Article

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