Robust concentration determination of optically active molecules in turbid media with validated three-dimensional polarization sensitive Monte Carlo calculations

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 148-163

  Côté, Daniel ^a,b   Vitkin, I Alex ^a,b,c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BACKSCATTERING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL ROTATION; PHOTONS; POLARIMETERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

MULTIPLE SCATTERING; OPTICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULES; POLARIZATION IMAGING; SURFACE IMAGING; TURBID SUSPENSIONS;

TURBIDITY;

EID: 13544261673     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.000148     Document Type: Article

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