Coherent light depolarization by multiple scattering media and tissues: some fundamentals and applications

Dmitry A. Zimnyakov; Valery V. Tuchin; Arjun G. Yodh; Alexey A. Mishin; Igor S. Peretochkin

doi:10.1117/12.306055

24 April 1998 Coherent light depolarization by multiple scattering media and tissues: some fundamentals and applications

Dmitry A. Zimnyakov, Valery V. Tuchin, Arjun G. Yodh, Alexey A. Mishin, Igor S. Peretochkin

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Proceedings Volume 3251, Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedical Science and Clinical Applications II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.306055
Event: BiOS '98 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Relationships between decorrelation and depolarization of coherent light scattered by disordered media are examined by using the conception of the photon paths distribution functions. Analysis of behavior of the autocorrelation functions of the scattered field fluctuations and their polarization properties allows us to introduce generalized parameter of scattering media such as specific correlation time. Determination of specific correlation time has been carried out for phantom scattering media (water suspensions of polystyrene spheres). Results of statistical, correlation and polarization analysis of static and dynamic speckle patterns carried out in the experiments with human sclera with artificially controlled optical transmittance are presented. Some possibilities of applications of such polarization- correlation technique for monitoring and visualization of non- single scattering tissue structures are discussed.

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Dmitry A. Zimnyakov, Valery V. Tuchin, Arjun G. Yodh, Alexey A. Mishin, and Igor S. Peretochkin "Coherent light depolarization by multiple scattering media and tissues: some fundamentals and applications", Proc. SPIE 3251, Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedical Science and Clinical Applications II, (24 April 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.306055

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Light scattering

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