Coherence of light and generation of speckle patterns in photobiology and photomedicine

Zeev Zalevsky; Michael Belkin

doi:10.1117/12.901791

9 March 2012 Coherence of light and generation of speckle patterns in photobiology and photomedicine

Zeev Zalevsky, Michael Belkin

Proceedings Volume 8211, Mechanisms for Low-Light Therapy VII; 82110J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.901791
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The use of diodes instead of lasers was recently suggested for phototherapeutic applications. This trend is due to economical and practical reasons and is based on the argument that lasers have no preference over diodes as light sources as the former lose their coherency upon penetrating biological tissues. This module supports this claim while providing a brief explanation to non professionals on the meaning of coherence of light as well as the physics behind the generation of speckle patterns, and the relation of these physical entities to photomedicine.

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Zeev Zalevsky and Michael Belkin "Coherence of light and generation of speckle patterns in photobiology and photomedicine", Proc. SPIE 8211, Mechanisms for Low-Light Therapy VII, 82110J (9 March 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.901791

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