Speckle-free laser imaging using random laser illumination

Nature Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 355-359

  Redding, Brandon ^a   Choma, Michael A ^a,b   Cao, Hui ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84861709278     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.90     Document Type: Article

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