• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 12, 1200001 (2023)
Tanbin Shao, Kecheng Yang, Min Xia, and Wenping Guo*
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  • School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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    Tanbin Shao, Kecheng Yang, Min Xia, Wenping Guo. Techniques and Applications of Chromatic Confocal Microscopy[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(12): 1200001 Copy Citation Text show less
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