title: Near-Field Effects in Mesoscopic Light Transport.
abstract: In dense multiple scattering media, optical fields evolve through both homogeneous and evanescent waves. New regimes of light transport emerge because of the near-field coupling between individual scattering centers at mesoscopic scales. We present a novel propagation model that is developed in terms of measurable far- and near-field scattering cross sections. Our quantitative description explains the increase of total transmission in dense scattering media and its accuracy is established through both full-scale numerical calculations and enhanced backscattering experiments.
authors.affiliation: CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.|Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rezvani Naraghi
authors.affiliation: CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sukhov
authors.affiliation: Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.|Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sáenz
authors.affiliation: CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dogariu