ABSTRACT
Igor Meglinski and Alexander Doronin
The Jack Dodd Centre for Quantum Technology, Department of Physics, University of Otago, New
Zealand
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Monte Carlo Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3 Monte Carlo Modeling of Coherent Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
1.4 Online Object Oriented Monte Carlo Computational Tool for the Needs of Biomedical
Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1.5 Results of Monte Carlo Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1.6 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Key words: optical diagnostics, Monte Carlo simulation, biotissue imaging
Nowadays optical diagnostics (OD) and photonics-based imaging techniques strongly influence
a number of fields including biomedicine, environmental, automotive, combustion, material and life
science, etc. [1-3]. OD as well as x-ray, computer tomography, ultrasound imaging, and magnetic
resonance are the examples of technologies that have emerged from physics and engineering and
have had a significant impact on medical diagnostics and clinical practice [4, 5]. OD encompasses
a range of modalities, all of which rely on detecting and analyzing the changes of laser/optical
radiation due to interaction with the matter/biological tissues. OD systems and experimental pho-
tonics technologies have been significantly improved with the new developments in fiber optics,
laser delivery/detection systems [6], Charge Coupled Device (CCD), and therefore become avail-
able for various medical and biological applications [2, 5, 7]. Thus, nowadays a number of new
OD technologies successfully contribute to healthcare in many medical specialties: dermatology,
ophthalmology, oncology, gynecology, gastroenterology, neonatology, etc. [2, 8].
