Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 23, 230003(2019)

Ray Characterization of Optical Waves

Shuhe Zhang, Meng Shao, Yi Wang, Yuping Duan, and Jinhua Zhou*
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  • School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Apr. 26, 2019

    Accepted: Jun. 3, 2019

    Published Online: Nov. 27, 2019

    The Author Email: Jinhua Zhou (zhoujinhua@ahmu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.230003

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