Abstract
Light backscattered from an optically dense random medium is shown to exhibit a pronounced polarization dependence. An unexpected memory of the incident circular polarization of multiply scattering light arises because the wave's helicity is randomized less rapidly than is its direction. A simple model is developed to account for the observed polarization dependence of the intensity and temporal correlations of the intensity fluctuations of backscattered light.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 9342-9345 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics