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This chapter covers the basic principles that are used in Monte Carlo simulation for investigation into microscopy imaging through tissue media. Section 3.1 summarizes the basic formula in a conventional Monte Carlo simulation process. The implementation of this method in reflection and transmission optical microscopes is given in Sect. 3.2. The effect of the polarization states and pulsed illumination of a beam are described in Sects. 3.3 and 3.4. Sections 3.5–3.8 are dedicated to dealing with the various features of turbid media including the effect of the boundary, scatterer size, and aggregation . In Sects. 3.9 and 3.10, Monte Carlo simulation methods for multi-photon fluorescence and coherent imaging processes are discussed.
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Gu, M., Gan, X., Deng, X. (2015). Monte Carlo Simulation for an Optical Microscope. In: Microscopic Imaging Through Turbid Media. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46397-0_3
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