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Propagator for the modulation transfer function of a wide-angle scatterer
Optics Letters
|September 10, 2009
Abstract:
A propagator that expresses the change in modulation transfer function with the optical path is defined for a wide angle scatterer medium. The expression compares favorably with moiré deflectometer measurements on colloidal suspensions of various concentrations.
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