Transverse Localization of Light

Hans De Raedt; Ad Lagendijk; Pedro de Vries

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.47

Transverse Localization of Light

Hans De Raedt, Ad Lagendijk, and Pedro de Vries

Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 47 – Published 2 January 1989

Abstract

We study the propagation of light through a semi-infinite medium with transverse disorder (that is, disorder in two directions only). We show that such a system exhibits strong two-dimensional localization by demonstrating that on propagation a beam expands until the transverse localization length is reached.

Received 9 June 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.47

Authors & Affiliations

Hans De Raedt^1,2, Ad Lagendijk^2,3, and Pedro de Vries²

¹Physics Department, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
²Natuurkundig Laboratorium, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65, 1018 XE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
³Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM)-Instituut voor Atoom-en Molecuulfysica, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands