Extracting geometrical information of closely packed random media from multiply scattered light via a cross-correlation analysis

Snow H. Tseng, Allen Taflove, Duncan Maitland, Vadim Backman, Joseph T. Walsh

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Abstract

We have implemented a two-dimensional (2-D) pseudospectral time-domain (PSTD) numerical solution of Maxwell's equations to calculate the total scattering cross-section (TSCS) spectrum of a macroscopic, closely packed, random medium consisting of dielectric cylinders. Results reported in this letter show that a TSCS spectral signature is identified, revealing structural information of the random medium. Furthermore, by means of the proposed cross-correlation analysis, the diameter of constituent cylinders within a closely packed cluster can be determined. On a broader perspective, based on first principles, our research findings may lead to a better understanding of the coherent interference effect of light scattering by closely packed random media. Specifically, we show that, microscopic structural information of the random medium can be determined from the forward, multiply scattered light, even for optically thick, closely packed random media, with scatterers spaced less than a single wavelength apart.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number872432
Pages (from-to)91-94
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

Funding

Manuscript received October 7, 2005; revised January 10, 2006. This work was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute Contract under Grants 5R01-CA085991 and 5R01-HD044015, by the NIH under Grant R01 EB003682, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant BES-0238903, and by the the NSF TeraGrid Grant MCB040062N. This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract W-7405-ENG-48.

Keywords

  • Closely packed random media
  • Cross-correlation
  • Multiply scattered light
  • Total scattering cross-section

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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