Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 47, Issue 1, 0105004(2020)

Influence of Particle Shape on Polarization Characteristics of Backscattering Light in Turbid Media

Kuntao Ye1、*, Musha Ji'E1, and Shengjie Zhai2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Science, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China
  • 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV 89154, USA
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Schematic of turbid medium model comprising randomly oriented non-spherical particles
    Flow chart of improved vector Monte Carlo algorithm
    Diagram of meridian planes
    Single-scattering phase function of Rayleigh scattering particles with different shapes
    Influence of particle shape on backscattering light from Rayleigh scattering medium. (a) Difference of polarization degree Δdiff of backscattering light as a function of optical thickness of medium; (b) total intensity I of backscattering light as a function of optical thickness of medium; (c) V component of backscattering light of circularly-polarized light as a function of optical thickness of medium; (d) Q component of backscattering light of linearly-po
    Single-scattering phase function of Mie scattering particles with different shapes
    Δdiff of backscattering light from Mie-scattering-particle media with different shapes as a function of optical thickness
    Influence of Mie-scattering-particle shape on total intensity I and Stokes vector components Q and V of backscattering light. (a) Total intensity I of backscattering light as a function of optical thickness of medium; (b) component V of backscattering light as a function of optical thickness of medium when circularly-polarized light is incident; (c) component Q of backscattering light as a function of optical thickness of medium when linearly-polarized l
    Influence of particle shape on spatial distribution of backscattering-light intensity in medium (i: circularly-polarized light is incident; ii: linearly-polarized light is incident). (a) Medium of spherical particles; (b) medium of elliptic particles with a/b=0.1; (c) medium of elliptic particles with a/b=2.5; (d) medium of cylindrical particles with D/L=0.2; (e) medium of cylindrical particles with D/L=2.5; (f) medium of Chebyshev particle
    Spatial distributions of polarization degree of backscattering light from different media. (a) Medium of spherical particles; (b) medium of elliptic particles with a/b=0.1; (c) medium of elliptic particles with a/b=2.5; (d) medium of cylindrical particles with D/L=0.2; (e) medium of cylindrical particles with D/L=2.5; (f) medium of Chebyshev particles with n=4 and ε=0.15; (g) medium of Chebyshev particles with n=8 and <
    • Table 1. Validation of feasibility of proposed method (with different equivalent diameters)

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      Table 1. Validation of feasibility of proposed method (with different equivalent diameters)

      Method0.1 μm1 μm2 μm
      IQIQIQ
      Meridian Planes Monte Carlo[25]0.6769-0.10120.44800.04990.29260.0089
      Adding doubling method[25]0.6769-0.10150.44790.04990.29300.0089
      Proposed0.6771-0.10200.44660.04990.29050.0089
    • Table 2. Single-scattering parameters of Rayleigh scattering particles with different shapes

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      Table 2. Single-scattering parameters of Rayleigh scattering particles with different shapes

      ParameterxCsca /μm2Cext /μm2g
      1.00.59550.1353×10-30.1353×10-30.1091
      a/b0.10.59550.1834×10-40.1834×10-40.2146
      2.50.59550.8171×10-40.8171×10-40.1149
      0.10.59550.1602×10-40.1602×10-40.2314
      D/L2.50.59550.6610×10-40.6610×10-40.1058
      (n, ε)(8,0.1)0.59550.9278×10-40.9278×10-40.0978
      (4,0.15)0.59550.1093×10-30.1093×10-30.1052
    • Table 3. Single-scattering parameters of Mie scattering particles with different shapes

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      Table 3. Single-scattering parameters of Mie scattering particles with different shapes

      ParameterxCsca /μm2Cext /μm2g
      1.05.68452.63812.63810.9257
      a/b0.15.68450.74490.74490.8727
      2.55.68451.88941.88940.9181
      D/L0.25.68451.15251.15250.9017
      2.55.68451.69071.69070.9158
      (n, ε)(8,0.1)5.68452.13262.13260.9235
      (4,0.15)5.68452.31932.31930.9225
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    Kuntao Ye, Musha Ji'E, Shengjie Zhai. Influence of Particle Shape on Polarization Characteristics of Backscattering Light in Turbid Media[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(1): 0105004

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    Paper Information

    Category: beam transmission and control

    Received: Jul. 22, 2019

    Accepted: Oct. 9, 2019

    Published Online: Jan. 9, 2020

    The Author Email: Kuntao Ye (mems_123@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202047.0105004

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