Title
Polarized light-pulse transport through scattering media
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A-Opt. Image Sci. Vis.
Keywords
PARABOLIC METHOD PPM; RADIATIVE-TRANSFER; ABSORBING MEDIA; BACKSCATTERING; WAVES; DEPOLARIZATION; DIFFUSION; SCHEMES; Optics
Abstract
The propagation of a polarized pulse in random media is investigated using the discrete-ordinates method to solve the transient vector radiative transfer. The angular analysis of the transient polarized features of scattering fluxes makes it possible to investigate subtle details of the polarization flip encountered for circularly polarized waves. We found that, depending on the geometry, the state of polarization, and the angle of detection, the degree of polarization decays at either a slower or faster rate when the beam is impinging at an angle far from the normal incidence. At normal incidence, our results confirm that, for large particles, the circular polarization maintains a greater degree of polarization. (C) 2006 Optical Society of America.
Journal Title
Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision
Volume
23
Issue/Number
3
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
664
Last Page
670
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1084-7529
Recommended Citation
"Polarized light-pulse transport through scattering media" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 6529.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/6529
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