Three Monte Carlo programs of polarized light transport into scattering media: Part II

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 10392-10405

  Ramella Roman, Jessica C ^a,b   Prahl, Scott A ^c,d   Jacques, Steven L ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c Oregon Medical Laser Center   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

LIGHT TRAVELING; MICRO-SPHERES; POLY-DISPERSE SOLUTIONS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 28944454126     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.010392     Document Type: Article

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