Ultrafast, cross-correlated harmonic imaging through scattering media.
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A simple upconversion scheme utilizing 40-fs pulses is shown to permit high-contrast imaging of objects obscured by a highly scattering medium when no ballistic component is evident in the scattered light and imaging is performed with any portion of the scattered light pulse. We present a time-gated, inherently low-pass spatially filtered imaging method that minimizes signal-averaging requirements and greatly facilitates imaging under severe scattering (turbid) conditions.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 40 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001