Polarization correlations in backscattering from media with different optical densities

    Authors

    J. Broky;A. Dogariu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    MUTUAL POLARIZATION; SCATTERED-LIGHT; COMPLEX DEGREE; FLUCTUATIONS; FIELDS; PROPAGATION; MEMORY; Optics

    Abstract

    Random electromagnetic fields have a number of distinctive statistical properties that may depend on their origin. We show that, when two mutually coherent fields overlap, their individual characteristics are not completely lost. If assumptions can be made regarding the coherence properties of one of the fields, then the correlation length of the second one can be retrieved using the higher-order polarization properties of the combined field. We demonstrate experimentally that colloidal particles of different sizes can be identified based on polarization correlations measured even in situations of strong multiple scattering. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    39

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1465

    Last Page

    1468

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000332943800035

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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