Solution of transport equations in layered media with refractive index mismatch using the PN-method

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2147-2162

  Phillips, Kevin G ^a   Jacques, Steven L ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS;

COLLOCATION METHOD; LAYER INTERFACES; LAYERED MEDIA; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RADIATIVE TRANSPORT EQUATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX MISMATCH; SPECTRAL DISCRETIZATION; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; LIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SKIN; TIME;

LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349686437     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.002147     Document Type: Article

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