Angle dependence of the frequency correlation in random photonic media: diffusive regime and its breakdown near localization
Angle dependence of the frequency correlation in random photonic media: diffusive regime and its breakdown near localization
The frequency correlations of light in complex photonic media are of interest as a tool for characterizing the dynamical aspects of light diffusion. We demonstrate here that the frequency correlation shows a pronounced angle dependence both in transmission and in reflection geometries. Using a broadband white-light supercontinuum, this angle dependence is characterized and explained theoretically by a combination of propagation effects outside the medium and coherent backscattering. We report a strong dependence of the coherent backscattering contribution on the scattering strength that cannot be explained by the diffusion theory. Our results indicate that coherent backscattering of the frequency correlation forms a sensitive probe for the breakdown of the diffusive regime near localization
035106-[9pp]
Muskens, O.
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van der Beek, T.
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Lagendijk, A.
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July 2011
Muskens, O.
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van der Beek, T.
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Lagendijk, A.
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Muskens, O., van der Beek, T. and Lagendijk, A.
(2011)
Angle dependence of the frequency correlation in random photonic media: diffusive regime and its breakdown near localization.
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 84 (3), .
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.84.035106).
Abstract
The frequency correlations of light in complex photonic media are of interest as a tool for characterizing the dynamical aspects of light diffusion. We demonstrate here that the frequency correlation shows a pronounced angle dependence both in transmission and in reflection geometries. Using a broadband white-light supercontinuum, this angle dependence is characterized and explained theoretically by a combination of propagation effects outside the medium and coherent backscattering. We report a strong dependence of the coherent backscattering contribution on the scattering strength that cannot be explained by the diffusion theory. Our results indicate that coherent backscattering of the frequency correlation forms a sensitive probe for the breakdown of the diffusive regime near localization
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