title: Average and most-probable photon paths in random media.
abstract: Time-resolved experiments have revealed that, in contrast to the predictions of conventional diffusion theory, photons select certain curvilinear paths to travel between a source and a detector. Concepts of the average photon paths and Fermat paths are introduced on the basis of the non-Euclidean diffusion equation (NED) to explain experimental results. Comparison of the theory and the experiment demonstrates the potential of the NED to describe nondiffusive features of photon migration in the multiple-scattering regime.
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Polishchuk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dolne
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Alfano