Diffusive light transport in semitransparent media
Anno: 2016
Autori: Pattelli L., Mazzamuto G., Wiersma D., Toninelli C.
Affiliazione autori: European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS), 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (CNR-INO), Via Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Department of Physics, Università di Firenze, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; QSTAR, Largo Enrico Fermi 2, 50125 Florence, Italy
Abstract: It is common knowledge that diffusion theory cannot describe light propagation in semitransparent media, i.e., media with a low optical thickness. However, even in an optically thin slab, late-time transport will be eventually determined by a multiple scattering process whose characteristics are still largely unexplored. We numerically demonstrate that, even for an optical thickness as low as 1, after a short transient, propagation along the slab plane becomes diffusive. Nonetheless, we show that such a diffusion process is governed by modified statistical distributions which result from a highly nontrivial interplay with boundary conditions.
Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Volume: 94 (4) Da Pagina: 043846-1 A: 043846-6
Parole chiavi: diffusion; Monte Carlo; turbid mediaDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.94.043846Citazioni: 6dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2023-05-21Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui