Brightness of a phase-conjugating mirror behind a random medium
Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
A random-matrix theory is presented for the reflection of light by a disordered medium backed by a phase-conjugating mirror. Two regimes are distinguished, depending on the relative magnitude of the inverse dwell time of a photon in the disordered medium and the frequency shift acquired at the mirror. The qualitatively different dependence of the reflectance on the degree of disorder in the two regimes suggests a distinctive experimental test for cancellation of phase shifts in a random medium.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9608069,
title = {Brightness of a phase-conjugating mirror behind a random medium},
author = {J. C. J. Paasschens and P. W. Brouwer and C. W. J. Beenakker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9608069},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages LaTeX. 2 Postscript figures included