title: Reciprocity relation for the vector radiative transport equation and its application to diffuse optical tomography with polarized light.
abstract: We derive a reciprocity relation for the 3D vector radiative transport equation that describes propagation of polarized light in multiple-scattering media. We then show how this result, together with translational invariance of a plane-parallel sample, can be used to efficiently compute the sensitivity kernel of diffuse optical tomography by Monte Carlo simulations. Numerical examples of polarization-selective sensitivity kernels are given.
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tricoli
authors.forename: Callum M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: Anabela Da
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Vadim A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Markel