Experimental observation of universality in depolarized light scattering

Experimental results on light depolarization due to multimode scattering are reported. By means of polarization tomography, we characterize the depolarizing power and the polarization entropy of a broad class of optically scattering media and confirm the recently predicted universal behavior of thes...

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Published in:Optics letters 2005-12, Vol.30 (23), p.3216-3218
Main Authors: PUENTES, Graciana, VOIGT, Dirk, AIELLO, Andrea, WOERDMAN, J. P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Diffraction and scattering
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Optics
Physics
Wave optics
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Summary:Experimental results on light depolarization due to multimode scattering are reported. By means of polarization tomography, we characterize the depolarizing power and the polarization entropy of a broad class of optically scattering media and confirm the recently predicted universal behavior of these two quantities [Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 090406 (2005)].
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.30.003216