Simulation of nerve fiber based on anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide.

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011-

Nerve Fibers, Myelinated*/physiology ; Myelin Sheath*/physiology; Axons/physiology

Light and optical techniques are widely used for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases as advanced methods. Understanding the optical properties of nervous tissue and nerve cells is vital. Using light sources in these methods raises significant challenges, such as finding the place of light transmission in nerve fibers that could be an appropriate substrate for neural signaling. The myelinated axons are a promising candidate for transmitting neural signals and light due to their waveguide structures. On the other hand, with the emergence of diseases such as multiple sclerosis and disorders within the production and transmission of nerve signals, because of the demyelination, understanding the properties of the myelinated axon as a waveguide is obtaining additional necessity. The present study aims to show that the myelinated axon's refractive index (RI) profile plays an essential role in transmitting the beams in it. According to the nerve fiber, RI profile and its similarity to depressed core fiber with lower RI of the core compared to the cladding, the behaviors of the nerve fiber based on anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide structure are investigated by taking into account the realistic optical imperfections. Light launching to the myelin sheath and axon is shown by introducing the axon and myelin sheath as a waveguide in the presence of both axon and myelin with bends, myelin sheath variation, and node of Ranvier.
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Date Created: 20221112 Date Completed: 20221115 Latest Revision: 20230109

20231215

PMC9652394

10.1038/s41598-022-23580-4

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