Depolarization composition of backscattered circularly polarized light

Lopushenko, Ivan; Bykov, Alexander; Meglinski, Igor

doi:10.1103/physreva.108.l041502

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“…7,8 Scattering and propagation of CPL within from turbid disperse medium have been investigated by combining Jones and Stokes-Mueller formalisms in the Monte Carlo (MC) modeling approach to explore the fundamentals of CPL depolarization, which can be applied to practical uses in a wide range of fields. [9][10][11] Applications using these characteristics have also been studied. One such application is the detection of cancer distribution.…”

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Depolarization diagrams for circularly polarized light scattering for biological particle monitoring

Nishizawa,

Esumi,

Ganko

2024

J. Biomed. Opt.

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The depolarization of circularly polarized light (CPL) caused by scattering in turbid media reveals structural information about the dispersed particles, such as their size, density, and distribution, which is useful for investigating the state of biological tissue. However, the correlation between depolarization strength and tissue parameters is unclear.Aim: We aimed to examine the generalized correlations of depolarization strength with the particle size and wavelength, yielding depolarization diagrams.Approach: The correlation between depolarization intensity and size parameter was examined for single and multiple scattering using the Monte Carlo simulation method. Expanding the wavelength width allows us to obtain depolarization distribution diagrams as functions of wavelength and particle diameter for reflection and transparent geometries.Results: CPL suffers intensive depolarization in a single scattering against particles of various specific sizes for its wavelength, which becomes more noticeable in the multiple scattering regime.Conclusions: The depolarization diagrams with particle size and wavelength as independent variables were obtained, which are particularly helpful for investigating the feasibility of various particle-monitoring methods. Based on the obtained diagrams, several applications have been proposed, including blood cell monitoring, early embryogenesis, and antigen-antibody interactions.

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