Title :
Multiple scattering of light in finite-size superdiffusive media
Author :
Bertolotti, J. ; Vynck, K. ; Wiersma, D.S.
Abstract :
In the textbook case of normal diffusion, transport is described as a random walk to which all the steps give the same contribution (Brownian motion). Superdiffusion occurs when the transport is dominated by a few, very large steps (Levy flights). In this regime the variance of the step length distribution diverges and the mean square displacement grows faster than linear with time. Previous works have evidenced the peculiar statistical properties of Levy motions and shown that several features of real experiments, such as properly defined boundary conditions, are nontrivial to implement, making the description of observable quantities nearly impossible.
Keywords :
Brownian motion; diffusion; light scattering; Brownian motion; Levy flights; Levy motions statistical properties; finite-size superdiffusive media; light scattering; mean square displacement; normal diffusion; superdiffusion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943272