Probability distribution of multiple scattered light measured in total transmission
| Abstract | We report the first measurement of the distribution function of the fluctuations on the total transmission of multiple scattered light. The shape of the distribution is predominantly Gaussian. A non-Gaussian contribution to the distribution function is found, caused by correlation in the cubed intensity. The scattering diagrams responsible for this new correlation are calculated without free parameters, and a good agreement is found between experiment and theory. |
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| Authors | J. F. de Boer, M. C. W. van Rossum, M. van Albada, Th. M. Nieuwenhuizen, and A. Lagendijk |
| Year of publication | 1994 |
| Date published | 04/1994 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. |
| Volume | 73 |
| Pages | 2567-2570 |
| DOI number | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.2567 |
| Keywords | correlations, fluctuations, light transport, Multiple scattering of light, transmission eigenchannels |