title: Persistent random walk model for transport through thin slabs.
abstract: We present a model for transport in multiply scattering media based on a three-dimensional generalization of the persistent random walk. The model assumes that photons move along directions that are parallel to the axes. Although this hypothesis is not realistic, it allows us to solve exactly the problem of multiple scattering propagation in a thin slab. Among other quantities, the transmission probability and the mean transmission time can be calculated exactly. Besides being completely solvable, the model could be used as a benchmark for approximation schemes to multiple light scattering.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Física Fondamental, Universitat de Barcelona Diagonal 647, Barcelona 08028, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boguñá
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Porrà
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masoliver