Abstract

The problem of scattering by a spherical particle whose refractive index arbitrarily depends on the distance from its center has been solved. A computational scheme for determining the scattering coefficients for the refractive-index profiles given by some piecewise smooth function is constructed, and the models to use it are presented. The simple algorithm for evaluating the scattered and internal field vectors is elaborated. The exact expression for the scattering cross section in terms of the generated Debye partial potentials that are dependent on the given refractive index has been obtained.

© 1996 Optical Society of America

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