Imaging absorbing structures within thick diffusing media.
A linear and space invariant model for imaging absorbing structures within thick diffusing structures illuminated by coherent light is developed. Experimental, theoretical, and computer simulation results compare ordinary broad beam images with confocal and deconvolved-confocal images; the resolution is improved by factors of ~2 and 3, respectively.
Dilworth
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Leith
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Lopez
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