Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 18, 1817024(2025)

Physics-Prior Snapshot Computation and Measurement Technique for Dental Optical Properties (Invited)

Zhuojin Yang1, Chaoqiang Wu1, Mingwei Zhou1, Linfeng He2, Fei Liu2、***, Jiefei Shen2、**, and Junfei Shen1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan , China
  • 2West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan , China
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    Zhuojin Yang, Chaoqiang Wu, Mingwei Zhou, Linfeng He, Fei Liu, Jiefei Shen, Junfei Shen. Physics-Prior Snapshot Computation and Measurement Technique for Dental Optical Properties (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(18): 1817024

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    Paper Information

    Category: Medical Optics and Biotechnology

    Received: May. 19, 2025

    Accepted: Jul. 1, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 9, 2025

    The Author Email: Fei Liu (liufei.hxkq@scu.edu.cn), Jiefei Shen (shenjiefei@scu.edu.cn), Junfei Shen (shenjunfei@scu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP251276

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP251276

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