Multi-frame speckle reduction in OCT using supercontinuum pumped by noise-like pulses

Chengming Wang; Yi-Jing You; Shengnan Ai; Wenxin Zhang; Wenchao Liao; Xiao Zhang; Juicheng Hsieh; Ning Zhang; Bihua Tang; Ci-Ling Pan; Ping Xue

doi:10.1142/s1793545819500093

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