@inproceedings{0970b590f5b2407fb8e0550bbb1cac75,
title = "Influence of scattering and birefringence on the phase shift between electric field components of polarized light propagated through biological tissues",
abstract = "The interest to the use of polarized light in various modern biomedical applications is significantly growing. We explore the influence of scattering and birefringence on the phase shift between electric field components of polarized light propagated through biotissues. Degree of polarization and phase shift between the orthogonal components of circularly polarized light, propagated through the tissue samples, are examined utilizing Poincar{\'e} sphere. Scattering reduction and birefringence increase are achieved, respectively, by optical clearing and mechanical stretch. Notably different signatures of state of polarization are observed for scattering and birefringence alterations that makes it possible to distinguish mechanisms of phase retardation.",
keywords = "Birefringence, Optical clearing, Poincar{\'e} sphere, Polarimetry, Scattering, Skin tissue, Stokes vector",
author = "Mariia Borovkova and Alexander Bykov and Alexey Popov and Igor Meglinski",
note = "Funding Information: This project has received funding from the European Union{\textquoteright}s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sk{\l}odowska-Curie grant agreement No 713606 and the Academy of Finland (project: 314369). Funding Information: This project has received funding from the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 713606 and the Academy of Finland (project: 314369). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} SPIE-OSA 2019 Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; European Conference on Biomedical Optics, ECBO 2019 ; Conference date: 23-06-2019 Through 27-06-2019",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2526394",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-51062-843-4",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging",
publisher = "Optica Publishing Group",
number = "60",
editor = "Arjen Amelink and Nadkarni, \{Seemantini K.\}",
booktitle = "Novel Biophotonics Techniques and Applications V",
address = "United States",
}