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   Henderikx_Freitas, Fernanda; Dugenne, Mathilde; Ribalet, François; Hynes, Annette; Barone, Benedetto; Karl, David_M; White, Angelicque_E (July 2020, Applied Optics)

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   Ollanik, Adam_J; Oguntoye, Isaac; Ji, Yaping; Escarra, Matthew_D (July 2021, Journal of the Optical Society of America B)

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