Polarized wavelength-dependent measurements of turbid media

Authors
Johnson, TM Mourant, JR
Citation
Tm. Johnson et Jr. Mourant, Polarized wavelength-dependent measurements of turbid media, OPT EXPRESS, 4(6), 1999, pp. 200-216
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
OPTICS EXPRESS
ISSN journal
10944087 → ACNP
Volume
4
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
200 - 216
Database
ISI
SICI code
1094-4087(19990315)4:6<200:PWMOTM>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Wavelength-dependent, polarized, elastic-scatter spectra of tissue phantoms and in vitro tissue are presented. These measurements are shown to be sens itive to very small changes in composition of the scattering medium. A simp le physical explanation of the wavelength-dependent polarization phenomena observed for media consisting only of spherical particles is given and the relevance of wavelength-dependent, polarized, elastic-scatter spectra to in vivo applications is discussed. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America.