Depolarization of backscattered linearly polarized light
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
2011-03-07 v1
Abstract
We formulate a quantitative description of backscattered linearly polarized light using an extended photon diffusion formalism taking explicitly into account the scattering anisotropy parameter g of the medium. From diffusing wave spectroscopy measurements the characteristic depolarization length for linearly polarized light is deduced. We investigate the dependance of this length on the scattering anisotropy parameter g spanning an extended range from -1 (backscattering) to 1 (forward scattering). Good agreement is found with Monte Carlo simulations of multiply scattered light.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0402391,
title = {Depolarization of backscattered linearly polarized light},
author = {L. F. Rojas-Ochoa and D. Lacoste and R. Lenke and P. Schurtenberger and F. Scheffold},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0402391},
year = {2011}
}