Influence of size parameter and refractive index of the scatterer on polarization-gated optical imaging through turbid media

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1704-1713

  Shukla, Prashant ^a   Sumathi, R ^a   Gupta, Sharad ^a   Pradhan, Asima ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHTING; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TURBIDITY;

OPTICAL IMAGING; POLARIZATION-GATED TRANSILLUMINATION IMAGING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT; OPTICS; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 34447290237     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.001704     Document Type: Article

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