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Jovan M Elazar1, Oleg Steshenko
1Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Unit for Electro-Optical Engineering, PO Box 653, 84105 Beer Sheva, Israel. jovane@ee.bgu.ac.il
Abstract:
Modulation of light by ultrasound in turbid media is investigated by modified public domain software based on the Monte Carlo algorithm. Apart from the recognized modulation mechanisms, originating in scatterers' displacements and refractive index modulation, an additional mechanism, evolving from Doppler shift during photon scattering, is considered. Comparison of the relative contributions from all three mechanisms to light modulation by ultrasound is performed for different medium scattering properties and ultrasound frequencies. Refractive index modulation remains the strongest mechanism for light modulation by ultrasound, but for high ultrasound frequencies and for large scattering coefficients the Doppler effect can become dominant.
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