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Opt Lett ; 38(22): 4888-91, 2013 Nov 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24322158

ABSTRACT

We demonstrate, to the best of our knowledge, a first accurate empirical model for reflectance measurements from highly turbid media over the full range of incident angles, i.e., for reflectivity values going from unity in the total internal reflection regime to nearly zero when almost all the light is transmitted. Evidence that our model is accurate is provided by extraction of the particle size, followed by independent verification with dynamic light scattering. Our methodology is in direct contrast with the prevalent approach in turbid media of focusing on only the critical angle region, which is just a small subset of the entire reflectance data.


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Light , Models, Biological , Nephelometry and Turbidimetry/methods , Refractometry/methods , Scattering, Radiation , Animals , Computer Simulation , Humans
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J Dairy Sci ; 93(8): 3497-504, 2010 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20655417

ABSTRACT

We demonstrate a first simultaneous measurement of both the refractive index and the attenuation coefficient (defined as the sum of the scattering and absorption coefficients) of highly turbid milk and milk-cream mixtures. We achieve this by observing the real-time reflectance profile of a divergent laser beam made incident on the surface of the milk sample. The experiments were carried out on commercial milk samples with fat volume concentrations of 0.5 or less, 1.6, and 3.3%, and on milk-cream mixtures with fat volume concentrations of 10 and 33.3%, without any dilutions of these samples. We find that the reflectance data are well described, for the first time without any empirical fit-parameters, by Fresnel theory that correctly includes the effect of angle-dependent penetration into the turbid medium on the total internally reflected signal. Therefore, our method provides the most accurate determination to date of the refractive index and attenuation coefficient of milk and milk-cream mixtures. Our sensor is compact, portable, and inexpensive.


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Algorithms , Milk/chemistry , Refractometry/methods , Absorption , Animals , Nephelometry and Turbidimetry , Reproducibility of Results , Scattering, Radiation
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Opt Lett ; 35(8): 1224-6, 2010 Apr 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20410974

ABSTRACT

We demonstrate a first simultaneous measurement of the real and imaginary parts of the refractive index of a highly turbid medium by observing the real-time reflectance profile of a divergent laser beam made incident on the surface of the turbid medium. We find that the reflectance data are well described by Fresnel theory that correctly includes the effect on total internal reflection of angle-dependent penetration into the turbid medium.

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