Light and Skin Interactions

List of Figures

 

2.1	Abridged chart describing the electromagnetic spectrum, or spectral distribution, of light	6
2.2	Refractive index of pure water (400–2500 nm) [191]	9
2.3	Extinction coefficient of pure water (400–2500 nm) [191, 197]	10
2.4	Geometry for light incident at an interface between different materials	10
2.5	Photograph illustrating light emissions produced during a burning process. The yellow-orange glow corresponds to visible thermal emissions due to the high temperature of the burning wood pieces	13
2.6	Photograph depicting examples of Mie and Rayleigh scattering in nature. The smaller air molecules in the sky preferentially scatter light in the blue end of the spectrum (Rayleigh), while the suspended water particles in the cloud ...