Title :
Comparative study of the influence of scattering particles size on the polarimetric behavior of turbid media
Author :
De Cos-Pérez, Jesús ; Ortega-quijano, Noé ; Fanjul-vélez, Félix ; Salas-garcía, Irene ; Arce-Diego, José L.
Author_Institution :
TEISA Dept., Univ. of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Abstract :
Optical characterization of biological tissues by means of polarimetric techniques is receiving a growing attention. Polarized light traveling through a turbid media looses its degree of polarization (DOP) due to scattering. The modification of the DOP of transmitted and backscattered light varies as a function of the particle properties. In this work we perform a comparative study of the DOP variations as a function of the particles diameter. The Monte Carlo method is used as a numerical approach of polarized light transport in turbid media. The results enable to further develop polarimetric studies to analyze biological tissues optical properties.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; bio-optics; biological tissues; cellular biophysics; light polarisation; light scattering; particle size; polarimetry; turbidity; Monte Carlo method; biological tissues; light polarization; light scattering; optical characterization; polarimetric behavior; scattering particle size; turbid media; Biomedical optical imaging; Media; Monte Carlo methods; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Optical Communications Networks (WOCN), 2011 Eighth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0262-4
DOI :
10.1109/WOCN.2011.5872944
