Abstract
The diattenuation spectrum of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) reflectance has been predicted to depend strongly on the relative refractive index (m) of light-scattering cylinders. To constrain the values of m, diattenuation of the RNFL reflectance of isolated rat retina was measured with a multispectral imaging micropolarimeter. The RNFL reflection has very weak intrinsic diattenuation at all wavelengths (400-830 nm), which rejects all values of m ≥ 1.03. Degree of polarization (DOP) for reflection from the RNFL was also measured. DOP was close to unity at all wavelengths, which indicates that the RNFL is a polarization-preserving reflector.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 5737-5742 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 28 |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2003 |
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Diattenuation and polarization preservation of retinal nerve fiber layer reflectance. / Huang, XiangRun; Knighton, Robert W.
In: Applied Optics, Vol. 42, No. 28, 01.10.2003, p. 5737-5742.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Diattenuation and polarization preservation of retinal nerve fiber layer reflectance
AU - Huang, XiangRun
AU - Knighton, Robert W.
PY - 2003/10/1
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N2 - The diattenuation spectrum of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) reflectance has been predicted to depend strongly on the relative refractive index (m) of light-scattering cylinders. To constrain the values of m, diattenuation of the RNFL reflectance of isolated rat retina was measured with a multispectral imaging micropolarimeter. The RNFL reflection has very weak intrinsic diattenuation at all wavelengths (400-830 nm), which rejects all values of m ≥ 1.03. Degree of polarization (DOP) for reflection from the RNFL was also measured. DOP was close to unity at all wavelengths, which indicates that the RNFL is a polarization-preserving reflector.
AB - The diattenuation spectrum of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) reflectance has been predicted to depend strongly on the relative refractive index (m) of light-scattering cylinders. To constrain the values of m, diattenuation of the RNFL reflectance of isolated rat retina was measured with a multispectral imaging micropolarimeter. The RNFL reflection has very weak intrinsic diattenuation at all wavelengths (400-830 nm), which rejects all values of m ≥ 1.03. Degree of polarization (DOP) for reflection from the RNFL was also measured. DOP was close to unity at all wavelengths, which indicates that the RNFL is a polarization-preserving reflector.
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