BME 410/ OPSE 410 Biophotonics

Regular course

John F. Federici

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) (United States)

joined 07/11/07

An introduction to the interaction of light with biological tissues. Biophotonics for diagnostic and therapeutic applications will be discussed. Topics include: Interaction of Light with Bio Tissues - Overview Basics of Light Propagation Absorption - Beer's Law Scattering of light – Theory Scattering of Light Measurement of Tissue Absorption and Scattering - Integrating Spheres Integrating Spheres Fiber-Optics and Endoscopy Fiber-Optics and Endoscopy Polarization and birefringence – Theory Polarization and Birefringence Basics of Laser Surgery – Theory Laser Surgery Simulation of light Propagation in Tissues Lab 1 Photonics Laboratory Basics - Mirrors, lasers, and alignment 2 Absorption of Light - Beer's Law 3 Scattering of Light 4 Integrating Sphere - Scattering and Absorption in a Turbid Medium 5 Simulated Laser Surgery 6 Polarization and Chiral Molecules 7 Monte Carlo Simulations of Light Propagation in Turbid Medium 8 Fiber-Optics and Endoscopy

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