Low-coherence interferometry of particles distributed in a dielectric medium

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2263-2268

  Brodsky, Anatol ^a   Shelley, Paul H ^a   Thurber, Simonida R ^a   Burgess, Lloyd W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Light scattering and localization in random media; Phase effects in optical low coherence reflectometry

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ESTIMATION; LIGHT; LIQUIDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTONS; REFLECTOMETERS;

LIGHT BACKSCATTERING; LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL LOW COHERENCE REFLECTOMETRY; PHOTON LOCALIZATION; PHOTON TRAPPING; WAVE PACKET;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0031237753     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.002263     Document Type: Article

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