title: Extension of the Stokes equation for layered constructions to fluorescent turbid media.
abstract: Expressions relating the bispectral reflectance of a stack of n fluorescing layers to each individual layer's reflectance and transmittance are derived. This theoretical framework is used together with recently proposed extensions of the Kubelka-Munk model to study the fluorescence from layered turbid media. For one layer over a reflecting background, the model is shown to give the same results as a previous model. The extension to n layers with different optical properties allows simulating the bispectral reflectance from a pad of layered turbid media. The applicability of the model is exemplified with an optimization of fluorophore distribution in layered turbid media.
authors.affiliation: Innventia AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ludovic G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Coppel
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Edström