Algorithm for rapid determination of optical scattering parameters
Abstract
Preliminary experiments at the NIST Spectral Tri-function Automated Reference Reflectometer (STARR) facility have been conducted with the goal of providing the diffuse optical properties of a solid reference standard with optical properties similar to human skin. Here, we describe an algorithm for determining the best-fit parameters and the statistical uncertainty associated with the measurement. The objective function is determined from the profile log likelihood, including both experimental and Monte Carlo uncertainties. Initially, the log likelihood is determined over a large parameter search box using a relatively small number of Monte Carlo samples such as 2·104. The search area is iteratively reduced to include the 99.9999% confidence region, while doubling the number of samples at each iteration until the experimental uncertainty dominates over the Monte Carlo uncertainty. Typically this occurs by 1.28·106 samples. The log likelihood is then fit to determine a 95% confidence ellipse. The inverse problem requires the values of the log likelihood on many points. Our implementation uses importance sampling to calculate these points on a grid in an efficient manner. Ultimately, the time-to-solution is approximately six times...Continue Reading
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