Light scattering by ellipsoids in a physical optics approximation

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 3726-3735

  Mazeron, Paul ^a   Muller, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Ellipsoids; Light scattering; Patterns; Physical optics approximation; Red cells; Small angle light scattering

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CELLS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTEGRATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SHEAR FLOW;

ELLIPSOIDS; FRESNEL LAW; KIRCHHOFF INTEGRAL; PHYSICAL OPTICS APPROXIMATION; POYNTING THEOREM; RED CELLS;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0030191187     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003726     Document Type: Article

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