Diffuse scattering can prevent high-resolution imaging in thick biological media. Researchers have now shown that such scattering can be completely cancelled by optical phase conjugation, opening the path to a new generation of medical imaging techniques.
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Lantz, E. Retracing random paths. Nature Photon 2, 71–72 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.289
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