Exploiting the self-healing properties of Bessel beams, scientists demonstrate a microscope that offers better image quality and deeper penetration in dense media than current imaging schemes.
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Padgett, M. Penetrating scattering media. Nature Photon 4, 741–742 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.258
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