Cross-polarized backscatter in optical coherence tomography of biological tissue

被引：115

作者：

Schmitt, JM ^{[1
]}

Xiang, SH ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 1998年 / 23卷 / 13期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.23.001060

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We have observed that cross-polarized backscatter measured by optical coherence tomography of human skin In vivo is surprisingly strong. We identify and give evidence of its main origins: single scattering from nonspherical particles and multiple scattering by particles with sizes much larger than a wavelength. Our findings show that depolarized light scattered by dense large-diameter particles maintains a high degree of temporal coherence and that differential-polarization imaging improves contrast between particles of different sizes. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 170.0170, 260.5430, 030.1640, 290.4210.

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页码：1060 / 1062

页数：3

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