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Analysis of light propagation in highly scattering media by path-length-assigned Monte Carlo simulations

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Numerical analysis of optical propagation in highly scattering media is investigated when light is normally incident to the surface and re-emerges backward from the same point. This situation corresponds to practical light scattering setups, such as in optical coherence tomography. The simulation uses the path-length-assigned Monte Carlo method based on an ellipsoidal algorithm. The spatial distribution of the scattered light is determined and the dependence of its width and penetration depth on the path-length is found. The backscattered light is classified into three types, in which ballistic, snake, and diffuse photons are dominant.

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  1. The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Hamamatsu, 431-1202, Japan

    Katsuhiro Ishii

  2. Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan

    Izumi Nishidate & Toshiaki Iwai

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Ishii, K., Nishidate, I. & Iwai, T. Analysis of light propagation in highly scattering media by path-length-assigned Monte Carlo simulations. OPT REV 21, 210–214 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-014-0030-0

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