Review of polarization-based technology for biomedical applications

Polarimetry is a powerful optical tool in the biomedical field, providing more comprehensive information on the sub-wavelength micro-physical structure of a sample than traditional light intensity measurement techniques. This review summarizes the concepts and techniques of polarization and its biom...

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Main Authors: Caizhong Guan, Nan Zeng, Honghui He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S1793545824300027
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Summary:Polarimetry is a powerful optical tool in the biomedical field, providing more comprehensive information on the sub-wavelength micro-physical structure of a sample than traditional light intensity measurement techniques. This review summarizes the concepts and techniques of polarization and its biomedical applications. Specifically, we first briefly describe the basic principles of polarized light and the Mueller matrix (MM) decomposition method, followed by some research progress of polarimetric measurement techniques in recent years. Finally, we introduce some studies on biological tissues and cells, and then illustrate the application value of polarization optical method.
ISSN:1793-5458
1793-7205