Title :
High background holographic imaging using photorefractive barium titanate
Author :
Barry, N.P. ; Jones, R. ; Hyde, S.C.W. ; Dainty, J.C. ; French, P.M.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
fDate :
9/25/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors have demonstrated coherence gating by photorefractive holography to achieve whole field detection of a coherent image from an incoherent background of 106 times greater intensity. This technique has applications for imaging through turbid media such as biological tissue
Keywords :
barium compounds; holography; laser applications in medicine; medical image processing; photorefractive effect; rhodium; BaTiO3:Rh; biological tissue; coherence gating; high background holographic imaging; human body; incoherent background; photorefractive barium titanate; turbid media;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971143