Frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy (FD-NIRS) enables to measure absolute
optical properties (ie the absorption coefficient, μ a, and the reduced scattering coefficient, μ …

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 …

The optical properties of white matter human brain, canine prostate and pig liver were
measured in the wavelength range 330-1100 nm. The measurements were carried out in …

Biological stimulation of living cells is sometimes associated with morphological changes. A
practical method is developed to monitor cell stimulation by means of their conformational …

Many mathematical methods have been so far proposed in order to separate absorption,
refraction and ultra-small angle scattering information in phase-contrast analyzer-based …

Diffuse near-infrared tomography of tissue reveals scattering changes that originate from the
submicroscopic features of the tissue; yet the existing tools to use this information to predict …

The double integrating sphere setup (DIS) measures diffuse reflectance, diffuse
transmittance and collimated transmittance, from which the optical properties of tissue (the …

We developed a dual-wavelength multichannel system for time-resolved reflectance
measurements based on the time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) technique …

Extensive research in the area of optical sensing for medical diagnostics requires
development of tissue phantoms with optical properties similar to those of living human …

Monte Carlo simulations have been conducted to investigate the effect of surface roughness
on the inverse determination of bulk optical parameters. Results show that μ_s, μ_a, and g …