Enhanced backscattering of light from weakly rough, random metal surfaces

Applied Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 1993, Pages 3335-3343

  Maradudin, A A ^a   Mendez E R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALS; SCATTERING; SURFACES; LIGHT REFLECTION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

COMPLEX DIELECTRIC FUNCTION; ENHANCED LIGHT BACKSCATTERING; MEAN DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTION COEFFICIENT; SCATTERED LIGHT INCOHERENT COMPONENT; SCATTERING THEORY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; BACKSCATTERING;

DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTION; ENHANCED BACKSCATTERING OF LIGHTS; ENHANCED BACKSCATTERINGS; MANY-BODY THEORY; METAL SURFACES; PERTURBATION THEORY; SURFACE PROFILES; WEAK LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0027639195     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.32.003335     Document Type: Article

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