Scintillations of higher-order optical beams in biological tissues

Baykal Y., Gökçe M. C., Ata Y., Gerçekcioğlu H.

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, vol.42, no.4, pp.922-926, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1364/josab.555713
  • Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.922-926
  • TED University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Scintillation index of a higher-order laser beam in turbulent biological tissue is formulated and evaluated. Behaviors of the scintillation indices of various higher-order beams against the tissue turbulence parameters of the strength coefficient of the refractive index fluctuations, fractal dimension, characteristic length of heterogeneity, small length-scale factor, and the source size, tissue length, and wavelength are examined. Fluctuations in the intensity are also investigated when various types of tissues, such as the intestinal epithelium (mouse), liver parenchyma (mouse), and upper dermis (human), are excited by different higher-order laser beams.