Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Multi-Gaussian phase function model for off-axis laser beam scattering

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

Within the small-angle approximation, a multi-Gaussian phase function model provides a new description of the multiple-scattering process and leads to improved agreement with experimental data. A general formula for the off-axis laser beam irradiance is given explicitly for a two-component Gaussian phase function. The predictions of the theory are compared with both the calculations based on the Mie scattering phase function and the results of measurements. It appears that the best fit of the model to experimental results requires an adjustment of the weight factors of the component phase functions. The solution, written in the form of a multiple-scattering series, allows one to interpret individual terms of the scattering series as scattering events of different orders.

© 1987 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Off-axis multiple scattering of a laser beam in turbid media: comparison of theory and experiment

Siegfried A. W. Gerstl, Andrew Zardecki, Wesley P. Unruh, David M. Stupin, Grant H. Stokes, and Norman E. Elliott
Appl. Opt. 26(5) 779-785 (1987)

Far-field scattering of a non-Gaussian off-axis axisymmetric laser beam by a spherical particle

James A. Lock and Joseph T. Hodges
Appl. Opt. 35(33) 6605-6616 (1996)

Off-axis propagation of a laser beam in low visibility weather conditions

W. G. Tam and A. Zardecki
Appl. Opt. 19(16) 2822-2827 (1980)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (4)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (27)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved