Light spectra in the near field of random media

    Authors

    A. Apostol;A. Dogariu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    COHERENCE; Optics

    Abstract

    The spectrum of light in close proximity to a highly scattering, randomly inhomogeneous medium is investigated. We find differences between the far- and near-field spectra that are due to evanescent wave contributions. We show that these spectral modifications depend on the coherence properties of an equivalent planar source, which, in turn, relates to the statistical characteristics of the interface. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    29

    Issue/Number

    9

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    920

    Last Page

    922

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000221016200002

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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