Abstract
The physics behind the simulation program developed by our group are explained. The various options for light transport and scattering, reflection and refraction at boundaries, light sources and detection, and output are described. In addition, some special features, like laser Doppler velocimetry, photoacoustics, and frequency-modulation scattering, are described.
The author Frits F. M. de Mul was previously at the Department of Applied Physics, University of Twente, AE Enschede, The Netherlands (now retired).
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de Mul, F.F.M. (2013). Monte-Carlo Simulations of Light Scattering in Turbid Media. In: Tuchin, V. (eds) Handbook of Coherent-Domain Optical Methods. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5176-1_15
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