Description and time reduction of a monte carlo code to simulate propagation of polarized light through scattering media

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3290-3296

  Jaillon, Franck ^a   Saint Jalmes, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

TIME REDUCTION;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0042472864     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.003290     Document Type: Article

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