Comparison of Linearly and Circularly Polarized Incident Light Scattered 90°
Abstract
Presented is a comparison of the effects of particle size, concentration, and detector depth on side scattering for linearly or circularly polarized incident radiation (wavelength - 0.6328 μm). The scattering medium consists of various concentrations of particles which are 1.24 μm, 0.494 μm, 0.36 μm, 0.123 μm, or 0.065 μm in diameter and which were mixed into filtered, distilled water and serve as the scattering center. The results are 1) the scattered radiant intensity is always symmetric with respect to the incident laser's polarization plane, 2) the scattered radiant intensity is sensitive to the scattering particle size regardless of the incident radiation polarization, 3) the scattered radiation predominantly maintains the polarization of the incident linearly polarized source, 4) incident circularly polarized radiation is essentially isotropically scattered, and 5) detector depth and particle diameter are important parameters of the detected radiation.
Recommended Citation
D. C. Look and Y. R. Chen, "Comparison of Linearly and Circularly Polarized Incident Light Scattered 90°," AIAA/ASME 6th Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, 1994, article no. AIAA 94-2093, Jan 1994.
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Article - Conference proceedings
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1994
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National Science Foundation, Grant CTS-9103971