Elsevier

Physics Letters A

Volume 136, Issues 1–2, 20 March 1989, Pages 81-88
Physics Letters A

Influence of internal reflection on diffusive transport in strongly scattering media

https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(89)90683-XGet rights and content

Abstract

We treat the effect of internal reflection of the propagation of waves in strongly scattering media. The theory will be applied to the recently discovered phenomenon of coherent backscattering of light and to the time-dependent transport of light intensity in reflection and in transmission geometries. For backscattering and for transmission through relatively thin slabs the influence of internal reflection can be very strong. For transmission through relatively thick slabs the effect can be accounted for by renormalizing the diffusion coefficient with a length-scale dependent reduction factor.

References (26)

  • A. Lagendijk et al.

    Physica A

    (1986)
  • R. Vreeker et al.

    Phys. Lett. A

    (1988)

    Opt. Commun.

    (1989)
  • S. John

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    (1984)
  • P.W. Anderson

    Philos. Mag. B

    (1985)
  • M.P. van Albada et al.

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    (1985)
  • P.E. Wolf et al.

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    (1985)
  • S. Etemad et al.

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    (1986)
  • M. Kaveh et al.

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    (1987)
  • M.P. van Albada et al.

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    (1987)
  • E. Akkermans et al.

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    (1986)
  • M.B. van der Mark et al.

    Phys. Rev. B

    (1988)
  • P.E. Wolf et al.

    J. Phys. (Paris)

    (1988)
  • A. Ishimaru

    J. Opt. Soc. Am.

    (1978)
  • Cited by (161)

    View all citing articles on Scopus
    View full text