Monte carlo diffusion hybrid model for photon migration in a two-layer turbid medium in the frequency domain

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2235-2244

  Alexandrakis, George ^a   Farrell, Thomas J ^a   Patterson, Michael S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TURBIDITY;

PHOTON MIGRATION;

PHOTONS;

EID: 0000466974     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.002235     Document Type: Article

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