Abstract

We present a new nonperturbative theoretical method for the analytical description of light propagation in random multiscattering media. The method is illustrated through the calculation of an expression that describes optical backscattering from a semi-infinite disordered medium. A companion paper [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17, 2034 (2000)] compares the theoretical expression with experimental data.

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Low-coherence interferometry in random media. II. Experiment

S. R. Thurber, L. W. Burgess, A. Brodsky, and P. H. Shelley
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17(11) 2034-2039 (2000)

Formulation for electromagnetic scattering and propagation through grating stacks of metallic and dielectric cylinders for photonic crystal calculations. Part II. Properties and implementation

Lindsay C. Botten, Nicolae-Alexandru P. Nicorovici, Ara A. Asatryan, Ross C. McPhedran, C. Martijn de Sterke, and Peter A. Robinson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17(12) 2177-2190 (2000)

Scattering of light from the random interface between two dielectric media with low contrast

Tamara A. Leskova, Alexei A. Maradudin, and Igor V. Novikov
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17(7) 1288-1300 (2000)

Formulation for electromagnetic scattering and propagation through grating stacks of metallic and dielectric cylinders for photonic crystal calculations. Part I. Method

Lindsay C. Botten, Nicolae-Alexandru P. Nicorovici, Ara A. Asatryan, Ross C. McPhedran, C. Martijn de Sterke, and Peter A. Robinson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17(12) 2165-2176 (2000)

Electromagnetic wave scattering in a two-layer anisotropic random medium

Jay Kyoon Lee and Jin Au Kong
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 2(12) 2171-2186 (1985)