Title

Ballistic Attenuation Of Low-Coherence Optical Fields

Keywords

Nd:YAG laser; Potassium pentaborate tetrahydrate; Sixth-harmonic generation

Abstract

Using a novel experimental geometry, we measured the ballistic attenuation of low-coherence optical fields propagating in multiple-scattering media. The high dynamic range and the angular filtering capability permit detecting the ballistic component through random media thicker than 20 mean free paths. Owing to the accuracy of the technique, we observe deviations from the standard Lambert-Beer law that are induced by the broad incident optical spectrum. We discuss the significance of these observations, their dependence on the type of scattering, and several potential applications. © 2000 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

9-1-2000

Publication Title

Applied Optics

Volume

39

Issue

25

Number of Pages

4469-4472

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.39.004469

Socpus ID

0011483909 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0011483909

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