Discrete-dipole-approximation-based light-scattering calculations for particles with a real refractive index smaller than unity

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 3736-3745

  Laczik, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete dipole approximation; Light scattering

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLASS; ITERATIVE METHODS; OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON; SURFACES;

DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION; DIPOLE MOMENTS; DISCRETE DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; DISCRETIZATION; MIE SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; VOIDS;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0030190658     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003736     Document Type: Article

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