Light enpolarization by disordered media under partial polarized illumination: the role of cross-scattering coefficients

Opt Express. 2013 Feb 11;21(3):2787-94. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.002787.

Abstract

We show how disordered media allow to increase the local degree of polarization (DOP) of an arbitrary (partial) polarized incident beam. The role of cross-scattering coefficients is emphasized, together with the probability density functions (PDF) of the scattering DOP. The average DOP of scattering is calculated versus the incident illumination DOP.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Light*
  • Lighting / methods*
  • Models, Statistical*
  • Refractometry / methods*
  • Scattering, Radiation*