A lack of accepted standards and standardized phantoms suitable for the technical
validation of biophotonic instrumentation hinders the reliability and reproducibility of its …

The application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in the neurosciences has
been expanding over the last 40 years. Today, it is addressing a wide range of applications …

This review presents recent developments and a wide overview of broadband time domain
diffuse optical spectroscopy (TD-DOS). Various topics including physics of photon migration …

We present a systematic characterization of the optical properties (µ_a and µ_s') of nine
representative ex vivo porcine tissues over a broadband spectrum (650-1100 nm). We …

Significance: The polymer, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), has been increasingly used to
make tissue simulating phantoms due to its excellent processability, durability, flexibility, and …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an established technique for measuring tissue oxygen
saturation (StO_2), which is of high clinical value. For tissues that have layered structures, it …

Significance For the development and routine characterization of optical devices used in
medicine, tissue-equivalent phantoms mimicking a broad spectrum of human skin properties …

Rapid advancement of novel optical spectroscopy and imaging systems relies on the
availability of well-characterised and reproducible protocols for phantoms as a standard for …

In this study, a comprehensive and realistic model of laser light interaction with skin and hair
was constructed. The model was applied to study the characteristics of laser-tissue …

Significance: Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has emerged as a promising optical technique.
Besides optical properties of a sample, other sample physical properties also affect the …