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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Optical Goniometer Paired with Digital Monte Carlo Twin to Determine the Optical Properties of Turbid Media.

Levin Stolz, Benedikt Beutel, Alwin Kienle, Florian Foschum

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Light scattering in human dentin.Biomedical optics express · 2026
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4 authors.

Levin StolzInstitut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Meßtechnik, Universität Ulm, Helmholtzstr 12, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-2491-0432
Benedikt BeutelInstitut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Meßtechnik, Universität Ulm, Helmholtzstr 12, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Alwin KienleInstitut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Meßtechnik, Universität Ulm, Helmholtzstr 12, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Florian FoschumInstitut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Meßtechnik, Universität Ulm, Helmholtzstr 12, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-3069-715X

Funding

InvestBW & Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung BW1_0096/0 & 13N14845
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a goniometer designed for capturing spectral and angular-resolved data from scattering and absorbing media. The experimental apparatus is complemented by a comprehensive Monte Carlo simulation, meticulously replicating the radiative transport processes within the instrument's optical components and simulating scattering and absorption across arbitrary volumes. Consequently, we were able to construct a precise digital replica, or "twin", of the experimental setup. This digital counterpart enabled us to tackle the inverse problem of deducing optical parameters such as absorption and scattering coefficients, along with the scattering anisotropy factor from measurements. We achieved this by fitting Monte Carlo simulations to our goniometric measurements using a Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. Validation of our approach was performed using polystyrene particles, characterized by Mie scattering, supplemented by a theoretical analysis of algorithmic convergence. Ultimately, we demonstrate strong agreement between optical parameters derived using our novel methodology and those obtained via established measurement protocols.

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absorption coefficientgoniometerinverse problemLevenberg–MarquardtMonte Carlooptical parametersscattering anisotropyscattering coefficient

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PMID38894316
PMCPMC11175010

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