Principles of Scattering and Transport of Light

by: Rémi Carminati (Author),John C. Schotland(Author)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2021/7/29

Language: English

Print Length: 350 pages

ISBN-10: 1107146933

ISBN-13: 9781107146938

Book Description

Light scattering is one of the most well-studied phenomena in nature. It occupies a central place in optical physics, and plays a key role in multiple fields of science and engineering. This volume presents a comprehensive introduction to the subject. For the first time, the authors bring together in a self-contained and systematic manner, the physical concepts and mathematical tools that are used in the mode theory of light scattering and transport, presenting them in a clear, accessible style. The power of these tools is demonstrated by a framework that links various aspects of the subject:scattering theory to radiative transport, radiative transport to diffusion, and field correlations to the statistics of speckle pattes. For graduate students and researchers in optical physics and optical engineering, this book is an invaluable resource on the interaction of light with complex media and the theory of light scattering in disordered and complex systems.

About the Author

Light scattering is one of the most well-studied phenomena in nature. It occupies a central place in optical physics, and plays a key role in multiple fields of science and engineering. This volume presents a comprehensive introduction to the subject. For the first time, the authors bring together in a self-contained and systematic manner, the physical concepts and mathematical tools that are used in the mode theory of light scattering and transport, presenting them in a clear, accessible style. The power of these tools is demonstrated by a framework that links various aspects of the subject:scattering theory to radiative transport, radiative transport to diffusion, and field correlations to the statistics of speckle pattes. For graduate students and researchers in optical physics and optical engineering, this book is an invaluable resource on the interaction of light with complex media and the theory of light scattering in disordered and complex systems.