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Reconstruction of a one-dimensional surface from inverse transmission

Anting Wang1, T A Leskova, A A Maradudin

  • 1Surface Optics Corporation, San Diego, California 92127, USA.

Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision
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