Document Type
Article
Article Version
Publisher's PDF
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
We use fractal continuous random media to model visible and near-infrared light scattering by biological tissue and cell suspensions. The power law of the reduced scattering coefficient, the anisotropy factor of scattering, and the phase function are derived with good agreement with experimental results. Implications for spectroscopic tissue diagnosis are discussed.
Publication Title
Optics Letters
Repository Citation
Xu, Min and Alfano, R. R., "Fractal mechanisms of light scattering in biological tissue and cells" (2005). Physics Faculty Publications. 11.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/physics-facultypubs/11
Published Citation
M. Xu and R. R. Alfano. Fractal mechanisms of light scattering in biological tissue and cells. Optics Letters, 30(22):3051-3053, 2005. http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-30-22-3051
DOI
10.1364/OL.30.003051
Peer Reviewed
Comments
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