Coherence, Power Laws, and the Negative Polarization Surge
Applied Optics, Vol. 42, Issue 18, pp. 3647-3652 (2003)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.42.003647
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Abstract
We develop a second-order ray-tracing model that includes the constructive interference of reciprocal rays and Fresnel reflections from an inverse gamma-type distribution function of path length to predict the negative polarization branch seen in some astronomical bodies. We expect that such a path-length distribution might resemble the path lengths undertaken by rays incident upon some astronomical bodies. The resulting negative polarization is largely wavelength independent and depends primarily on the power law in the path-length distribution, which coincides with some observations.
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OCIS Codes
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
(280.0280) Remote sensing and sensors : Remote sensing and sensors
(290.1350) Scattering : Backscattering
(290.3770) Scattering : Long-wave scattering
(290.4210) Scattering : Multiple scattering
(290.5870) Scattering : Scattering, Rayleigh
Citation
Gorden Videen, Karri Muinonen, and Kari Lumme, "Coherence, Power Laws, and the Negative Polarization Surge," Appl. Opt. 42, 3647-3652 (2003)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-42-18-3647
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