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Two layer model for skin. Here, the top layer represents the bulk optical properties (absorption and reduced scattering) of the epidermis and the bottom layer represents the properties of the dermis. Our model assumes that each wavelength of light will interrogate both layers; however, the relative contribution from each layer will vary as a function of the wavelength dependent interrogation depth.
