title: Strong suppression of forward or backward Mie scattering by using spatial coherence.
abstract: We derive analytic expressions relating Mie scattering with partially coherent fields to scattering with fully coherent fields. These equations are then used to demonstrate how the intensity of the forward- or backward-scattered field can be suppressed several orders of magnitude by tuning the spatial coherence properties of the incident field. This method allows the creation of cone-like scattered fields, with the angle of maximum intensity given by a simple formula.
authors.forename: Yangyundou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hugo F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Schouten
authors.forename: Taco D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Visser