Temporal and Spectral Coherence From Rough Surface Scattering

Abstract

Surface Optics Corporation (SOC), in association with UC Irvine, Department of Physics, has been conducting a combined theoretical and experimental research program on the unconventional optics for "Temporal and Spectral Coherence from Rough Surface Scattering". The program covers a three year period. The analytical phase of the investigation is complemented by an experimental effort and the fabrication of one- and two-dimensional surface with controlled statistics. The enhanced backscattering is manifested by the presence of a well-defined peak in the retro-reflection direction in the angular distribution of the intensity of the diffusely scattered light from a rough surface. We have shown enhanced backscattering at grazing angle, and the design of a one-dimensional rough metal surface that produces an enhanced backscattering peak for only a single, specified, angle of incidence, but does not give rise to a specular peak. We have also shown new features of angular intensity correlation function C(10) and high order speckle correlations from rough surface scattering.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 2006
Accession Number
ADA442610

Entities

People

  • Zu-han Gu

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Argon Lasers
  • Dielectric Films
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Far Field
  • Grazing Angles
  • Interferometers
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Polaritons
  • Scattering
  • Scientists
  • Surface Plasmon Polaritons
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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