AU2003210669B2 - Apparatus and method for rangings and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry LCI and optical coherence tomography (OCT) signals by parallel detection of spectral bands - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for rangings and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry LCI and optical coherence tomography (OCT) signals by parallel detection of spectral bands Download PDF

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AU2003210669B2
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