Mirror Symmetry in three-dimensional Multiple-Scattering Media
Abstract
We investigate the effect of a mirror-symmetry plane in multiple-scattering media under plane-wave illumination along the symmetry plane. Designed and fabricated samples' optical transport properties are compared quantitatively with three-dimensional modeling. Strong polarization-dependent deviations of the bulk speckle-averaged intensity distribution at the symmetry plane are observed, showing either up to a factor two enhancement or complete suppression of the ensemble-averaged intensities. We derive analytical expressions for the ensemble-averaged intensity profiles near the symmetry plane. Apart from their interest in fundamental light propagation studies, applications of mirror-symmetric scattering media are envisioned in anti-counterfeiting.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2310.04862,
title = {Mirror Symmetry in three-dimensional Multiple-Scattering Media},
author = {Sudhir K. Saini and Evangelos Marakis and Kayleigh Start and Gerwin Osnabrugge and Ivo M. Vellekoop and Pepijn W. H. Pinkse},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.04862},
year = {2024}
}