Observation of Intensity Statistics of Light Transmitted Through 3D Random Media

Tom Strudley; D. Akbulut; Willem L. Vos; Aart Lagendijk; Allard Mosk; Otto L. Muskens

doi:10.1364/OL.39.006347

Observation of Intensity Statistics of Light Transmitted Through 3D Random Media

Tom Strudley, D. Akbulut, Willem L. Vos, Aart Lagendijk, Allard Mosk, Otto L. Muskens

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We experimentally observe the spatial intensity statistics of light transmitted through three-dimensional (3D) isotropic scattering media. The intensity distributions measured through layers consisting of zinc oxide nanoparticles differ significantly from the usual Rayleigh statistics associated with speckle and instead are in agreement with the predictions of mesoscopic transport theory, taking into account the known material parameters of the samples. Consistent with the measured spatial intensity fluctuations, the total transmission fluctuates. The magnitude of the fluctuations in the total transmission is smaller than expected on the basis of quasi-one-dimensional (1D) transport theory, which indicates that quasi-1D theories cannot fully describe these open 3D media. © 2014 Optical Society of America

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6347-6350
Journal	Optics letters
Volume	39
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.39.006347
Publication status	Published - 2014

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