Geometric depolarization in patterns formed by backscattered light
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
2009-09-07 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We formulate a framework for the depolarization of linearly polarized backscattered light based on the concept of geometric phase, {\it i.e} Berry's phase. The predictions of this theory are applied to the patterns formed by backscattered light between crossed or parallel polarizers. This theory should be particularly adapted to the situation in which polarized light is scattered many times but predominantly in the forward direction. We apply these ideas to the patterns which we obtained experimentally with backscattered polarized light from a colloidal suspension.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0402084,
title = {Geometric depolarization in patterns formed by backscattered light},
author = {D. Lacoste and V. Rossetto and F. Jaillon and H. Saint-Jalmes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0402084},
year = {2009}
}
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3 pages and 3 figures