Article
Position-Dependent Diffusion of Light in Disordered Waveguides
Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference (2013, Munich, Germany)
Abstract
Diffusion is a statistical description of random walk of a classical particle, and the diffusion constant D0 is the only parameter in the diffusion equation. For light as well as for other kinds of waves, this is an approximation, because the interference of partial waves is ignored [1]. Such interference is essential to Anderson localization. Proper account of the interference effects in random samples of finite size [2] and/or with absorption [3] results in spatial variation of the diffusion coefficient D(r) in the self consistent theory (SCT) of localization.
Meeting Name
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013 (2013: May 12-16, Munich, Germany)
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
- Diffusion,
- Light,
- Quantum Electronics, Anderson Localization,
- Classical Particle,
- Diffusion Constant,
- Diffusion Equations,
- Disordered Waveguides,
- Interference Effects,
- Spatial Variations,
- Statistical Descriptions,
- Electron Optics
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1-4799-0594-2
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 IEEE Computer Society, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
5-16-2013
Publication Date
16 May 2013
Disciplines
Citation Information
Alexey Yamilov, Raktim Sarma, Brandon Redding, Ben Payne, et al.. "Position-Dependent Diffusion of Light in Disordered Waveguides" Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference (2013, Munich, Germany) (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alexey-yamilov/104/