Fractal model of light scattering in biological tissue and cells

The K-distribution, widely used for investigation of fractal scattering in the atmosphere and from surfaces, is applied as a model for light propagation in biological tissue and cells. This leads to simple expressions for the scattering function, anisotropy function, phase function, reduced scatteri...

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Published in:Optics letters 2007-01, Vol.32 (2), p.142-144
Main Author: SHEPPARD, Colin J. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anisotropy
Biophysical Phenomena
Biophysics
Cell Physiological Phenomena
Computer Simulation
Diffraction and scattering
Exact sciences and technology
Fractals
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Light
Models, Statistical
Optics
Optics and Photonics
Physics
Rats
Refractometry
Scattering, Radiation
Tomography, Optical - instrumentation
Tomography, Optical - methods
Wave optics
Wave propagation, transmission and absorption
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Summary:The K-distribution, widely used for investigation of fractal scattering in the atmosphere and from surfaces, is applied as a model for light propagation in biological tissue and cells. This leads to simple expressions for the scattering function, anisotropy function, phase function, reduced scattering coefficient, and scattering power. Compared with an alternative previously published model [Opt. Lett.30, 3051 (2005)], the range of allowable power laws is extended into the subfractal regime.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.32.000142