Spatial distribution of single-photon and two-photon fluorescence light in scattering media: Monte carlo simulation

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1575-1579

  Gan, Xiaosong ^a   Gu, Min ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOTONS; TURBIDITY;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0009359127     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.001575     Document Type: Article

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