title: Localized modes in a finite-size open disordered microwave cavity.
abstract: We present measurements of the spatial intensity distribution of localized modes in a two-dimensional open microwave cavity randomly filled with cylindrical dielectric scatterers. We show that each of these modes displays a range of localization lengths, and we successfully relate the largest value to the measured leakage rate at the boundary. These results constitute unambiguous signatures of the existence of strongly localized electromagnetic modes in two-dimensional open random media.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, CNRS UMR 6622, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 06108 Nice, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sebbah
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vanneste
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mortessagne