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APPLIED OPTICS
Volume 40, Issue 4, Pages 538-543Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.000538
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Time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy can be used to assess nondestructively the bulk rather than the superficial optical properties of highly diffusive media. A fully automated system for time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy was used to evaluate the absorption and the transport scattering spectra of fruits in the red and the near-infrared regions. In particular, data were collected in the range 650-1000 nm from three varieties of apples and hom peaches, kiwifruits, and tomatoes. The absorption spectra were usually dominated by the water peak near 970 nm, whereas chlorophyll was detected at 675 nm. For all species the scattering decreased progressively with increasing wavelength. A best fit to water and chlorophyll absorption line shapes and to Mie theory permitted the estimation of water and chlorophyll content and the average size of scattering centers in the bulk of intact fruits. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.
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