Influence of particle size and concentration on the diffuse backscattering of polarized light from tissue phantoms and biological cell suspensions
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience and Biotechnology, CST-4, MS E535, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
We present experimental results that show the spatial variations of the diffuse-backscattered intensity when linearly polarized light is incident upon highly scattering media. Experiments on polystyrene-sphere and Intralipid suspensions demonstrate that the radial and azimuthal variations of the observed pattern depend on the concentration, and anisotropy factor {ital g} of the particles that constitute the scattering medium. Measurements performed on biological-cell suspensions show the potential of this method for cell characterization. {copyright} 1997 Optical Society of America
- OSTI ID:
- 477024
- Journal Information:
- Applied Optics, Journal Name: Applied Optics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 36; ISSN APOPAI; ISSN 0003-6935
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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