Table 1: Typical values for the optical parameters of soft human tissue [20, 22, 29, 30].

Optical
Parameter
Value for
Soft Human Tissue
Absorption
Coefficient
~ 0.05 cm-1 in the near infrared wavelength region
Scattering
Coefficient
1-5 cm-1 for 600-1300 nm wavelength
Anisotropic
g-Factor
0.95-0.98
Refractive Index ~ 1.4