Title :
A Study of Polarized Light Propagation in Turbid Medium by Monte Carlo Simulations and Experiments
Author :
Meng, Fanxing ; Ma, Xiaohong ; Zhao, Huafeng ; Wan, Xin ; Yin, Feifei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
A study of polarized light transmitted through turbid media is described. Spatial distribution of the intensity and the degree of polarization of the transmitted light are measured experimentally and simulated numerically using Monte Carlo method. A CCD (Charge Coupled Device) camera was used in the experiment to capture the profile of the laser source and transmitted light. The experimental and simulation results show that the spatial factors of the scattered light can be used to demarcate tissue optical parameters such as scattering coefficient and absorption coefficient.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; absorption coefficients; bio-optics; biological tissues; light polarisation; light propagation; light scattering; light transmission; turbidity; Monte Carlo simulations; absorption coefficient; polarized light propagation; scattering coefficient; tissue optics; Absorption; Laser modes; Laser theory; Light scattering; Mie scattering; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Scattering parameters; Monte-Carlo Mode; degree of polarization; tissue optics;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, 2006. Metamaterials 2006. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9773-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9774-6
DOI :
10.1109/METAMAT.2006.335016
