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Table 1.

Refractive Indices at Visible and Near-IR Wavelengths.

Material	n_visible	n_near–IR	Reference

Air	1.00	1.00
Fused silica (optrode/fiber)	1.46	1.44	[46]
Quartz (optrode)	1.54	1.52	[46]
Index matching fluid	1.45	1.44	[47]
Tissue	1.36	1.36	[48]