Title :
Polarization memory in the backscattering of light from a turbid medium
Author :
Ni, Xiaohui ; Kartazayeva, S.A. ; Alfano, R.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., City Univ. of New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Time-resolved backscattering profiles of circularly and linearly polarized light were measured. The experimentally observed polarization memory effect is used to enhance the image contrast for a target inside large particle suspensions.
Keywords :
backscatter; bio-optics; biomedical optical imaging; light polarisation; suspensions; turbidity; image contrast; light backscattering; linearly polarized light; particle suspensions; polarization memory; time-resolved backscattering; turbid medium; Backscatter; Light scattering; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Random media; Solids; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202249
