Title

First- And Second-Order Statistics Of Optical Near Fields

Abstract

The statistical properties of the intensity in close proximity to highly scattering, randomly inhomogeneous media are investigated. Whereas the intensity probability density function obeys the same law irrespective of the distance z from the interface, the second-order intensity correlation length changes for distances smaller than the wavelength. Contrary to predictions of the conventional coherence theory, the corresponding field correlation length can be smaller than the wavelength of light.

Publication Date

2-1-2004

Publication Title

Optics Letters

Volume

29

Issue

3

Number of Pages

235-237

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.000235

Socpus ID

0842321989 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0842321989

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