Application of the vector Monte-Carlo method in polarisation optical coherence tomography

Journal Article · Thu Nov 30 04:00:00 EST 2006 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2006V036N11ABEH013339· OSTI ID:21456908

Churmakov, D Yu ^[1]; Kuz'min, V L ^[2]; Meglinskii, I V ^[3]

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1. Cranfield Health, Cranfield University, Silsoe (United Kingdom)
2. Saint Petersburg Institute of Commerce and Economics (Russian Federation)
3. Department of Physics, N G Chernyshevskii Saratov State University, Saratov (Russian Federation)

The vector Monte-Carlo method is developed and applied to polarisation optical coherence tomography. The basic principles of simulation of the propagation of polarised electromagnetic radiation with a small coherence length are considered under conditions of multiple scattering. The results of numerical simulations for Rayleigh scattering well agree with the Milne solution generalised to the case of an electromagnetic field and with theoretical calculations in the diffusion approximation. (special issue devoted to multiple radiation scattering in random media)

• OSTI ID: 21456908
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 36; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
APPROXIMATIONS
CALCULATION METHODS
COHERENCE LENGTH
COHERENT SCATTERING
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIFFUSION
DIMENSIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
LENGTH
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
MILNE PROBLEM
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MULTIPLE SCATTERING
POLARIZATION
RADIATIONS
RAYLEIGH SCATTERING
SCATTERING
SIMULATION
TOMOGRAPHY