Depth selectivity in biological tissues by polarization analysis of backscattered light

Anabela da Silva; Pierre Stahl; Simon Rehn; I. Vanzetta; Carole Deumié

doi:10.1117/12.898618

30 September 2011 Depth selectivity in biological tissues by polarization analysis of backscattered light

Anabela da Silva, Pierre Stahl, Simon Rehn, I. Vanzetta, Carole Deumié

Proceedings Volume 8172, Optical Complex Systems: OCS11; 817205 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898618
Event: SPIE Optical Systems Design, 2011, Marseille, France

Abstract

Depth selectivity is crucial for accurate depth volume probing in vivo in a large number of medical applications such as brain monitoring. Polarization gating has been widely used to analyze biological tissues. It is shown that using polarized light allows probing tissues on a specific depth depending on the polarization illumination type (linearly, circularly) and the tissues properties. However, accurate depth investigation of the tissue requires a high selectivity of the probed depth. We propose and simulate the use of different elliptically polarized illuminations for continuous depth examination between linearly and circularly polarized illumination. Monte Carlo simulations verify that circularly polarized illumination penetrates deeper than linearly polarized illumination in biological scattering media. Furthermore, we show that elliptically polarized light can be tuned in its penetration depth continuously between the penetration depth of linearly polarized light and circularly polarized light. Experimental results obtained on phantoms mimicking in vivo situations are presented.

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Anabela da Silva, Pierre Stahl, Simon Rehn, I. Vanzetta, and Carole Deumié "Depth selectivity in biological tissues by polarization analysis of backscattered light", Proc. SPIE 8172, Optical Complex Systems: OCS11, 817205 (30 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898618

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