Transmission of polarized light through turbid media

The depolarization of light in multiple-scattering media with large (larger than the light wavelength) inhomogeneities is considered. The polarization state of the scattered light is described in the principal-mode approximation. Using the Fokker-Planck model, the polarization and intensity distribu...

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Published in:Optics and spectroscopy 2011-04, Vol.110 (4), p.586-594
Main Authors: Gorodnichev, E. E., Ivliev, S. V., Kuzovlev, A. I., Rogozkin, D. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Lasers
Optical Devices
Optics
Photonics
Physical Optics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:The depolarization of light in multiple-scattering media with large (larger than the light wavelength) inhomogeneities is considered. The polarization state of the scattered light is described in the principal-mode approximation. Using the Fokker-Planck model, the polarization and intensity distribution of light are calculated in the vicinity of an inhomogeneity in the shape of an absorbing half-plane. The results of the calculations agree with the experimental data on transmission of light through turbid media.
ISSN:0030-400X
1562-6911
DOI:10.1134/S0030400X11040114