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High-speed low-cost line-field spectral-domain optical coherence tomography for industrial applications

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High-speed low-cost line-field spectral-domain optical coherence tomography for industrial applications. / Yang, X.; Zhang, Z.; Li, X. et al.
In: Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 184, 108631, 31.01.2025.

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Yang, X, Zhang, Z, Li, X, Lin, H, Lawman, S, Stoyanov, S, Tilford, T, Hu, Y, Shen, Y & Zheng, Y 2025, 'High-speed low-cost line-field spectral-domain optical coherence tomography for industrial applications', Optics and Lasers in Engineering, vol. 184, 108631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2024.108631

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Yang, X., Zhang, Z., Li, X., Lin, H., Lawman, S., Stoyanov, S., Tilford, T., Hu, Y., Shen, Y., & Zheng, Y. (2025). High-speed low-cost line-field spectral-domain optical coherence tomography for industrial applications. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 184, Article 108631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2024.108631

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Yang X, Zhang Z, Li X, Lin H, Lawman S, Stoyanov S et al. High-speed low-cost line-field spectral-domain optical coherence tomography for industrial applications. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 2025 Jan 31;184:108631. Epub 2024 Oct 9. doi: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2024.108631

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Yang, X. ; Zhang, Z. ; Li, X. et al. / High-speed low-cost line-field spectral-domain optical coherence tomography for industrial applications. In: Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 2025 ; Vol. 184.

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