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 broad...

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Main Authors: Muskens, O. (Author), van der Beek, T. (Author), Lagendijk, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011-07.
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520 |a 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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