Abstract

The Lorentz–Lorenz formula and the Ewald–Oseen extinction theorem in an inhomogeneous medium have been derived from rigorous dispersion theory. The electric field that is scattered by an inhomogeneous medium is also determined by the application of the theory. This expression of the scattered field seems to show the relation between dispersion theory and diffraction theory.

© 1971 Optical Society of America

Ewald–Oseen extinction theorem and the diffraction formula for inhomogeneous media, derived from the classical theory of dispersion*

Takashi Suzuki
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(6) 679-681 (1975)

Corrections of “Derivation of diffraction theory from rigorous dispersion theory”*

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J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(7) 889-891 (1973)

Extension of the Theory of the Boundary Diffraction Wave to Systems with Arbitrary Aperture-Transmittance Function

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Exact Solution of the Equations of Molecular Optics for Refraction and Reflection of an Electromagnetic Wave on a Semi-Infinite Dielectric*

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