• DocumentCode
    444199
  • Title

    Light depolarization by Mie scatterers

  • Author

    Xu, M. ; Alfano, R.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., City Univ. of New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    530
  • Abstract
    Light depolarization by Mie scatterers of arbitrary size and refractive index is studied analytically. The isotropization length lp responsible for light linear depolarization is presented. Linear and circular depolarization by Mie scatterers is addressed quantitatively.
  • Keywords
    Mie scattering; light polarisation; random media; refractive index; Mie scatter; circular depolarization; isotropization; light depolarization; linear depolarization; refractive index; Biomedical optical imaging; Light scattering; Mie scattering; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Random media; Rayleigh scattering; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548841
  • Filename
    1548841