Accuracy of the Born approximation in calculating the scattering coefficient of biological continuous random media

Ilker R. Çapoǧlu, Jeremy D. Rogers, Allen Taflove, Vadim Backman

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Abstract

A rigorous error analysis is presented for the scattering coefficient of biological random continuous media in the Born (or single-scattering) approximation. The analysis is done in two dimensions (2-D) for simplicity of numerical computation. Scattering coefficients of various tissue-like random media are numerically calculated via statistical finite-difference-time-domain analysis. The results are then checked against analytical formulas for the scattering coefficient in the Born approximation. The validity ranges for the correlation length and the refractive index fluctuation strength of the medium are clearly identified. These 2-D results show promise for future 3-D investigations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2679-2681
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume34
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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