Direct and Inverse Problems in Statistical Wavefields

Abstract

This is a summary of the research completed under AASERT grant F49620-97-1-0482, during the period September 1, 1997 to August 31, 2000. Not long ago it was shown that the spectrum of light scattered off of a system of particles will be altered by the spatial correlation properties of the particle system. Such a result implies that the spectral changes of the scattered light contains information about the structure of the particle system. We have since demonstrated that the spectral information can be used in the inverse problem of particle-system structure to drastically reduce the amount of data required for inversion, by substituting spectral measurements for measurements in different directions. These results were presented at the 1999 Optical Society of America Annual Meeting in Santa Clara, California.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 22, 2000
Accession Number
ADA382861

Entities

People

  • Emil Wolf
  • Greg Gbur

Organizations

  • University of Rochester

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • California
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Energy Conservation
  • Inverse Problems
  • Laser Beams
  • Particles
  • Phase Conjugation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Scattering
  • Scientific Research
  • Spectra
  • Wave Phenomena

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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