Title :
Optical modelling of the retina: Numerical solution for plane wave scattering by a single photoreceptor model
Author :
Fischer, Leigh ; Vorobyev, Misha ; Plakhotnik, Taras ; Zvyagin, Andrei V.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Biophotonics & Laser Sci., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, QLD
Abstract :
A rigorous numerical solution is presented for plane wave scattering by a photoreceptor cell. The calculated optical intensity distribution exhibits axial oscillations which are explained on the basis of substantial Bessel-wave type radiation mode excitation.
Keywords :
bio-optics; cellular biophysics; eye; light scattering; numerical analysis; physiological models; vision; optical intensity distribution; optical modelling; photoreceptor cell model; plane wave scattering; radiation mode excitation; retina; substantial Bessel-wave; Australia; Biomedical optical imaging; Electromagnetic scattering; Light scattering; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical scattering; Photoreceptors; Retina;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519211
