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13 October 2003 Modeling the optical coherence tomography geometry using the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and Monte Carlo simulations
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Proceedings Volume 5068, Saratov Fall Meeting 2002: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine IV; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518760
Event: Saratov Fall Meeting 2002 Laser Physics and Photonics, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Modeling III; Coherent Optics of Ordered and Random Media III, 2002, Saratov, Russian Federation
Abstract
We review a new theoretical description of the optical coherence tomography (OCT) geometry for imaging in highly scattering tissue. The new model is based on the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle, and it is valid in the single and multiple scattering regimes. Furthermore, we simulate the operation of the OCT system using a specially adapted Monte Carlo simulation code. To enable Monte Carlo simulation of the coherent mixing of the sample and reference beams the code uses a method of calculating the OCT signal derived using the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle. Results obtained with the Monte Carlo simulation and the new theoretical description compare favorably. Finally, the application of the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle for extracting optical scattering properties is used to obtain a so-called true reflection algorithm.
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Peter E. Andersen, Lars Thrane, Harold T. Yura, Andreas Tycho, and Thomas Martini Jorgensen "Modeling the optical coherence tomography geometry using the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and Monte Carlo simulations", Proc. SPIE 5068, Saratov Fall Meeting 2002: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine IV, (13 October 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518760
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KEYWORDS
Optical coherence tomography

Scattering

Tissues

Monte Carlo methods

Heterodyning

Light scattering

Extremely high frequency

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