Analysis of fractal dimensions in the express diagnostics of bacterial colonies

The features of the formation of speckle structures under irradiation of a model fractal (Sierpinski carpet) have been investigated. The relationship between the fractal properties of the diffraction pattern and the scattering structure parameters (model fractal geometrical sizes, fractal depth) has been analyzed for the irradiation by a focused light beam, whose size is comparable with that of the irradiated object. The results of the computer simulation of the Gaussian beam scattering in bacterial colonies are compared with the experimental data.