Table 2.

Absorption coefficient ${\mu }_{\mathrm{a}}$ and reduced scattering coefficient ${\mu }_{\mathrm{s}}^{\prime }$ of human whole blood. The blood oxygen saturation was 96%.

Wavelength (nm)	${\mu }_{\mathrm{a}}$ (${\mathrm{mm}}^{-1}$)	${\mu }_{\mathrm{s}}^{\prime }$ (${\mathrm{mm}}^{-1}$)
405	176.03	2.53
532	23.43	2.11
595	3.89	1.96
632	0.39	1.88
694	0.19	1.77
755	0.32	1.68
800	0.44	1.61
980	0.59	1.41
1064	0.30	1.34