Title :
Accurate Sampling of Gaussian Laser Beam Profile in Monte Carlo Simulation
Author :
El Ghargomi, I.A. ; Zhang, Xiupu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
We find an accurate probability density function for Monte Carlo sampling of a Gaussian laser beam, which can be used to accurately model light transport in tissue. It is shown that our proposed method is accurate by comparing to the exact solution made by the convolution
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; bio-optics; biological tissues; laser beam applications; laser beams; probability; sampling methods; Gaussian laser beam profile; Monte Carlo sampling; Monte Carlo simulation; accurate Gaussian laser beam sampling; convolution; probability density function; tissue light transport model; Biological system modeling; Biomedical optical imaging; Convolution; Laser beams; Laser modes; Monte Carlo methods; Probability density function; Quantum cascade lasers; Random variables; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549236
