This issue of Applied Optics features twenty-two papers on the optical character of tissue, a
topic of growing importance in the life sciences. The papers deal with theory and experiment …

A review of reported tissue optical properties summarizes the wavelength-dependent
behavior of scattering and absorption. Formulae are presented for generating the optical …

Recent technological advancements in the photonics industry have spurred real progress
toward the development of clinical functional imaging and surgical and therapeutic systems …

The aim of this study was to develop quantitative methods for relating the microstructure of a
tissue to the magnitude and wavelength dependence of its scattering coefficient. Two …

2.1 Introduction e electromagnetic (EM) spectrum provides a diverse set of tools for probing,
manipulating, and interacting with biological systems. A great variety of EM phenomena are …

2 [8, 9, 20–22], different imaging technologies [1–5], the development of batteryless
solarpowered cardiac pacemakers [32, 33], standardization of tissue-mimicking phantoms …

Optical phantoms that simulate light propagation processes through soft biological tissue are
required to evaluate the performance and calibrate different medical imaging modalities …

The optical properties of biological systems can be measured by imaging and microscopy
methodologies. The use of X-rays, γ-radiation and electron microscopy provides information …

Scattering properties of biological cells Abstract Keywords Introduction Methods Page 1
Scattering properties of biological cells JR Mourant*, AH Hielscher*, JP Freyer*, AA Eick*, D …

This paper describes the relationship between the ultrastructure of biological tissues and the
observed macroscopic optical scattering properties. A summary of the tissue absorption …