Title :
Effect of phase front curvature on transverse localization of a light beam
Author :
Ghosh, Somnath ; Agrawal, Govind P. ; Varshney, R.K. ; Pal, B.P.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Indian Inst. of Technol. Delhi, New Delhi, India
Abstract :
The significance of beam´s phase front in light localization in a disordered medium from application point of view is studied. The results show the advantage of plane phase front irrespective of the input beam profile.
Keywords :
light propagation; refractive index; disordered medium; input beam profile; light beam propagation; light beam transverse localization; phase front curvature; plane phase front; refractive index; Laser beams; Lattices; Light scattering; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Physics; Refractive index; Schrodinger equation;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5222155
