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Multiple scattering of waves in disordered media is a nightmare whether it be for detection or imaging purposes. The best approach so far to get rid of multiple scattering is optical coherence tomography. It basically combines confocal…
We report a demonstration of the measurement of the ratio between an optical modulation side band component and the non-shifted light component by time-averaged heterodyne holography in off-axis and frequency-shifting configuration, through…
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