Localization of light in a disordered medium

Year: 1997

Authors: Wiersma D., Bartolini P., Lagendijk A., Righini R.

Autors Affiliation: Europ. Lab. for Non-Lin. Spectrosc., Largo E. Fermi 2, 50125 Florence, Italy; Van der Waals-Zeeman Laboratory, Valckenierstraat 65-67, 1018 XE Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract: Among the unusual transport properties predicted for disordered materials is the Anderson localization phenomenon. This is a disorder- induced phase transition in the electron-transport behaviour from the classical diffusion regime, in which the well-known Ohm

Journal/Review: NATURE

Volume: 390 (6661)      Pages from: 671  to: 673

KeyWords: Anderson localization; coherent backscattering; mobility edge; scattering; particles; article; diffusion; electromagnetic radiation; electron transport; light; photon; priority journal; semiconductor; temperature dependence
DOI: 10.1038/37757

Citations: 1291
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