Dispersion dependence of the optical anisotropy and the degree of depolarization of fibrous tissues

Зимняков Д.А., Симоненко Г.В., Тучин В.В. Дисперсионная зависимость оптической анизотропии и степени деполяризации фиброзных тканей // Оптический журнал. 2010. Т. 77. № 9. С. 69–74.

Zimnyakov D.A., Simonenko G.V., Tuchin V.V. Dispersion dependence of the optical anisotropy and the degree of depolarization of fibrous tissues [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2010. V. 77. № 9. P. 69–74.

D. A. Zimnyakov, G. V. Simonenko, and V. V. Tuchin, "Dispersion dependence of the optical anisotropy and the degree of depolarization of fibrous tissues," Journal of Optical Technology. 77(9), 577-581 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.77.000577

This paper presents the results of studies of the optical characteristics of fibrous tissues. It is shown that the macroscopic anisotropy of the refractive indices in fibrous biological tissues has an anomalous character of the frequency dependence far from the absorption bands, and an explanation is proposed for this effect. Moreover, it is shown in this paper that the dispersion dependence of the degree of depolarization of radiation transmitted through biological tissue is well approximated by a power function with an exponent equal to −4.

The research was supported by Analytical departmental special purpose program "Development of the scientific potential of higher school (2009-2010)", project No. 2.1.1/4989 and grant of RFBR No. 09-02-90487 Укр_ф_а.