An accurate technique to record the angular distribution of backscattered light

Year: 1995

Authors: Wiersma D., vanAlbada MP., Lagendijk A.

Autors Affiliation: FOM-Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, Netherlands; Van der Waals-Zeeman Laboratorium, Valckenierstraat 65-67, 1018 XE Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract: We report on a new technique to record the angular distribution of light which is scattered from a (disordered) material around the backscattering direction. The technique is accurate over a large scanning range (500 mrad) which includes the exact backscattering direction, and the angular resolution is high (100 mu rad). The technique is particularly suitable for the study of coherent backscattering from very strongly scattering random media, but it can be applied in any situation where the angular distribution of backscattered light is studied. It allowed us to measure for the first time the theoretical value of two of the enhancement factor in coherent backscattering. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.

Journal/Review: REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Volume: 66 (12)      Pages from: 5473  to: 5476

KeyWords: strongly scattering media; weak localization; coherent backscattering; internal-reflection; disordered solids
DOI: 10.1063/1.1146071

Citations: 37
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