Table 1.
Optical properties and fluorophore physical parameters associated with the tissue-mimicking numerical phantom used for epi-illumination photodetection simulations. The reduced scattering coefficient used for the FEM and analytical simulations is given as μs’ = (1-g) μs
| Epi-illumination Numerical Phantom Optical Properties | ||
|---|---|---|
| Physical parameter | Symbol | Measured value |
| Absorption coefficient (excitation) | μ ax | 0.035 mm−1 |
| Absorption coefficient (emission) | μ am | 0.035 mm−1 |
| Scattering coefficient (excitation) | μ sx | 10.0 mm−1 |
| Scattering coefficient (emission) | μ sm | 10.0 mm−1 |
| Scattering anisotropy factor (excitation) |
gx | 0.9 |
| Scattering anisotropy factor (emission) |
gm | 0.9 |
| Fluorophore absorption coefficient (excitation) |
μ af | 0.0019 mm−1 |
| Fluorophore Quantum yield | η | 0.1 |
| Fluorophore lifetime | τ | 1 ns |
| Index of refraction | n | 1.52 |