title: Separating the scattering and absorption coefficients using the real and imaginary parts of the refractive index with low-coherence interferometry.
abstract: We present an analytical method that yields the real and imaginary parts of the refractive index (RI) from low-coherence interferometry measurements, leading to the separation of the scattering and absorption coefficients of turbid samples. The imaginary RI is measured using time-frequency analysis, with the real part obtained by analyzing the nonlinear phase induced by a sample. A derivation relating the real part of the RI to the nonlinear phase term of the signal is presented, along with measurements from scattering and nonscattering samples that exhibit absorption due to hemoglobin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Program, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
authors.forename: Francisco E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wax
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D007368:Interferometry / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013997:Time Factors
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