Application of the vector Monte-Carlo method in polarisation optical coherence tomography

Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1009-1015

  Churmakov, D Yu ^a   Kuzmin, V L ^b   Meglinski, I V ^a,c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b St Petersburg Institute of Trade and Economics   (Russian Federation)

^c SARATOV STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo method; Multiple scattering; Polarisation optical low coherence tomography; Polarisation vector

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; VECTORS;

MILNE SOLUTION; POLARIZATION OPTICAL LOW-COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION VECTORS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 33847727449     PISSN: 10637818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1070/QE2006v036n11ABEH013339     Document Type: Article

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