Polarization optical tomography based on analysis of Mueller matrix elements of scattered light

Andrzej W. Domanski; Monika Rytel; Tomasz R. Wolinski

doi:10.1117/12.625782

23 September 2005 Polarization optical tomography based on analysis of Mueller matrix elements of scattered light

Andrzej W. Domanski, Monika Rytel, Tomasz R. Wolinski

Proceedings Volume 5959, Medical Imaging; 595915 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.625782
Event: Congress on Optics and Optoelectronics, 2005, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

In the paper we present a method of optical tomography imaging based on the polarization analysis of the scattered photons. By using the Mueller - Stokes formalism we calculated Mueller matrix elements from measurements of the Stokes vector parameters of the light scattered during the angular scanning procedure. Analysis of the changes in the Mueller matrix elements allows recognizing a position of the objects in high scattering medium. Tests of the polarization optical tomography method were carried out with a narrow laser beam (λ=660nm, Ρ=35mW) illuminating a plastic container with Intralipid - a liquid simulating living tissue. The objects to be recognized were made in form of cylindrical probes introduced into a container filled with a solution of the same Intralipid with different optical density in comparison to a liquid inside the container.

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Andrzej W. Domanski, Monika Rytel, and Tomasz R. Wolinski "Polarization optical tomography based on analysis of Mueller matrix elements of scattered light", Proc. SPIE 5959, Medical Imaging, 595915 (23 September 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.625782

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