Real-space green’s function calculation for the solution of the diffusion equation in stratified turbid media

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2046-2055

  Tualle, Jean Michel ^a   Prat, Jérôme ^a   Tinet, Eric ^a   Avrillier, Sigrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TURBIDITY;

TURBID MEDIA;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0000260412     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.002046     Document Type: Article

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