Open AccessSimulation of optical coherence tomography images by Monte Carlo modeling based on polarization vector approach
Author(s) -
Mikhail Kirillin,
Igor Meglinski,
V. L. Kuzmin,
Е. А. Сергеева,
Risto Myllylä
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.021714
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , monte carlo method , optics , speckle pattern , physics , polarization (electrochemistry) , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , speckle noise , optical tomography , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Monte Carlo method is applied for simulation of 2D optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of skin-like model. Layer boundaries in skin model feature curved shape which agrees with physiological structure of human skin. The effect of coherence properties of probing radiation on OCT image formation and speckles in the detected OCT signal is considered. The developed model is employed for image simulation both for conventional and polarization dependent time-domain OCT modalities. Simulation of polarized OCT signal is performed using vector approach developed previously for modeling of electromagnetic field transfer in turbid media.