Electric field Monte Carlo simulation of polarized light propagation in turbid media

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 6530-6539

  Xu, Min ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

MULTPLE SCATTERING; PHOTON MIGRATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECKLES; TURBID MEDIA;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 11244304353     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.006530     Document Type: Article

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