title: Non-Gaussian statistics of optical near-fields.
abstract: Optical fields in the proximity of random media can be modeled as a superposition of waves with random phases. We demonstrate that, depending on the experimental geometry, both Gaussian and non-Gaussian regimes can be established for the statistics of scattered intensity. In a reflection-emission configuration, the first-order statistics of the scattered light is non-Gaussian and it can be used to retrieve information about the physical interface.
authors.affiliation: College of Optics and Photonics/CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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authors.lastname: Apostol
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authors.lastname: Dogariu