Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-20-1997
Publication Title
Applied Optics
Abstract
We describe a new method for characterizing particles in turbid media by cross correlating the scattered intensity fluctuations at two nearby points in the far field. The cross-correlation function selectively emphasizes single scattering over multiple scattering. The usual dynamic light-scattering capability of inferring particle size from decay rate is thus extended to samples that are so turbid as to be visually opaque. The method relies on single-scattering speckle being physically larger than multiple-scattering speckle. With a suitable optical geometry to select nearby points in the far field or equivalently slightly different scattering wave vectors (of the same magnitude), the multiple-scattering contribution to the cross-correlation function may be reduced and in some cases rendered insignificant. Experimental results demonstrating the feasibility of this approach are presented. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
Repository Citation
Meyer, William V.; Cannell, David S.; Smart, Anthony E.; Taylor, Thomas W.; and Tin, Padetha, "Multiple-Scattering Suppression by Cross Correlation" (1997). Physics Faculty Publications. 107.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/107
Original Citation
Meyer, William V., David S. Cannell, Anthony E. Smart, Thomas W. Taylor, and Padetha Tin. "Multiple-Scattering Suppression by Cross Correlation." Applied Optics 36 (1997): 7551-7558.
DOI
10.1364/AO.36.007551
Version
Publisher's PDF
Publisher's Statement
This paper was published in Applied Optics and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-36-30-7551. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Volume
36
Issue
30
