Authors

D. Haefner; S. Sukhov;A. Dogariu

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Phys. Rev. E

Keywords

INCLUSION; SPHERES; Physics, Fluids & Plasmas; Physics, Mathematical

Abstract

Optical properties of inhomogeneous materials are, in general, scale dependent. We show that, when observed at mesoscopic scales, the local anisotropic polarizabilities depend on the volume of interaction, which may be limited by either the excitation field or material dimensions. We demonstrate the existence of a specific interaction length scale corresponding to the maximum degree of local anisotropy and discuss its relation to the detailed morphology of a disordered medium. Probing these mesoscopic scales provides information about the local structure and allows characterizing material systems that otherwise may appear similar.

Journal Title

Physical Review E

Volume

81

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

5

WOS Identifier

WOS:000274003500063

ISSN

1539-3755

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