Title :
Accurate simulation of light scattering by a red blood cell using the FDTD method
Author :
Lu, J.Q. ; Xin-Hua Hu ; Yang, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present our recent results on the calculation of the distribution of the light scattered by red blood cells in the full range of scattering angle between 0 to 180 degrees using an accurate quantitative finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) method. The FDTD algorithm allows computation of scattering from cells of any shape and with any index of refraction profile. The algorithm discretizes Maxwell´s curl equations in space and time, resulting in a set of explicit finite-difference equations.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; bio-optics; blood; cellular biophysics; finite difference time-domain analysis; light scattering; FDTD method; Maxwell curl equations; finite-difference-time-domain method; index of refraction profile; light scattering simulation; perfectly matched layers; red blood cell; scattering angle; Biomedical optical imaging; Finite difference methods; Light scattering; Mie scattering; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Red blood cells; Shape; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034314
