An Optical Imaging Technique Using Deep Illumination in the Angular Domain

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1610-1620

  Vasefi, Fartash ^a,b   Chan, Paulman K Y ^b   Kaminska, Bozena ^b   Chapman, Glenn H ^a   Pfeiffer, Nick ^b  

^a IEEE

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Image processing; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical scattering

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTONS; SCATTERING; TURBIDITY;

ANGULAR DOMAIN IMAGING; COLLIMATION DETECTION; LASER SOURCES; OPTICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SCATTERING MEDIA;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 38149099290     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.910997     Document Type: Article

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