Depolarization of backscattered linearly polarized light
- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America A
- Vol. 21 (9), 1799-1804
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josaa.21.001799
Abstract
We formulate a quantitative description of backscattered linearly polarized light with an extended photon diffusion formalism taking explicitly into account the scattering anisotropy parameter g of the medium. From diffusing wave spectroscopy measurements, the characteristic depolarization length for linearly polarized light, is deduced. We investigate the dependence of this length on the scattering anisotropy parameter g spanning an extended range from -1 (backscattering) to 1 (forward scattering). Good agreement is found with Monte Carlo simulations of multiply scattered light.
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