Reciprocity relation for the vector radiative transport equation and its application to diffuse optical tomography with polarized light

Ugo Tricoli (1) , Callum A Macdonald (1) , Anabela A da Silva (1) , Vadim A Markel (1)

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We derive a reciprocity relation for the 3D vector radia-tive transport equation that describes propagation of polarized light in multiple-scattering media. We then show how this result, together with translational in-variance 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.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Ugo Tricoli, Callum A Macdonald, Anabela A da Silva, Vadim A Markel. Reciprocity relation for the vector radiative transport equation and its application to diffuse optical tomography with polarized light. Optics Letters, 2017, 42 (2), pp.362-365. ⟨10.1364/OL.42.000362⟩. ⟨hal-01433040⟩