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Radiative properties of optically thick fluorescent turbid media

Alexander A Kokhanovsky1

  • 1Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. alexk@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de

Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision
|August 4, 2009
PubMed
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This study provides simple equations for light reflection and transmission in fluorescent materials like paper and textiles. These findings aid in optimizing industrial processes and fluorescence spectroscopy.

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