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Measurement of the anomalous phase velocity of ballistic light in a random medium by use of a novel interferometer

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Yang, C; Wax, A; Feld, MS
Published in: Optics Letters
February 15, 2001

Ballistic light, i.e., radiation that propagates undeflected through a turbid medium, undergoes a small change in phase velocity and exhibits unusual dispersion because of its wave nature. We use a novel highly sensitive differential phase optical interferometer to study these previously unmeasurable phenomena. We find that ballistic propagation can be classified into three regimes based on the wavelength-to-size ratio. In the regime in which the scatterer size is comparable with the wavelength, there is an anomalous phase-velocity increase as a result of adding scatterers of higher refractive index. We also observe an anomaly in the relative phase velocity, where red light is slowed more than blue light even though the added scatterers are made of material with normal dispersion. © 2001 Optical Society of America.

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Optics Letters

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0146-9592

Publication Date

February 15, 2001

Volume

26

Issue

4

Start / End Page

235 / 237

Related Subject Headings

  • Optics
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0205 Optical Physics
 

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Yang, C., Wax, A., & Feld, M. S. (2001). Measurement of the anomalous phase velocity of ballistic light in a random medium by use of a novel interferometer. Optics Letters, 26(4), 235–237. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.26.000235
Yang, C., A. Wax, and M. S. Feld. “Measurement of the anomalous phase velocity of ballistic light in a random medium by use of a novel interferometer.” Optics Letters 26, no. 4 (February 15, 2001): 235–37. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.26.000235.
Yang, C., et al. “Measurement of the anomalous phase velocity of ballistic light in a random medium by use of a novel interferometer.” Optics Letters, vol. 26, no. 4, Feb. 2001, pp. 235–37. Scopus, doi:10.1364/OL.26.000235.
Journal cover image

Published In

Optics Letters

DOI

ISSN

0146-9592

Publication Date

February 15, 2001

Volume

26

Issue

4

Start / End Page

235 / 237

Related Subject Headings

  • Optics
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0205 Optical Physics