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Influence of light refraction on the image reconstruction in transmission optical tomography of scattering media

S. A. Tereshchenko^a, D. A. Potapov^a, V. M. Podgaetsky^a, A. V. Smirnov<sup>b

a</sup> Moscow Electronic Engineering Institute (Technical University)
^b Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: A distorting influence of light refraction at the boundaries of scattering media on the results of tomographic reconstruction of images of radially symmetric objects is investigated. The methods for the correction of such refraction-caused distortions are described. The results of the image reconstruction for two model cylindrical objects are presented.

PACS: 42.30.Wb, 42.62.Be, 87.63.Lk

Received: 26.06.2002

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2002, 32:10, 888–890

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