Published 1999
by SPIE in Bellingham, Washington .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographic references and author index.
| Statement | Mohammed Saad, James A. Harrington, chairs/editors ; sponsored and published by SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. |
| Genre | Congresses. |
| Series | Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering,, v. 3849 |
| Contributions | Saad, Mohammed., Harrington, James A., 1942-, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | TA1800 .I547 1999 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | ix, 198 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 198 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3965883M |
| ISBN 10 | 0819434426 |
| LC Control Number | 2001270848 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 43145258 |
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