Light-controllable coherent backscattering from water suspension of lithium niobate microcrystalline particles

被引:5
作者
Zhang, Xinzheng
Li, Jun
Shi, Fan
Xu, Yan
Wang, Zhenhua
Rupp, Romano A.
Xu, Jingjun [1 ]
机构
[1] Nankai Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Weak Light Nonlinear Photon, Tianjin Econ Technol Dev Area,Appl Phys Sch, Tianjin 300457, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
WEAK-LOCALIZATION; ANDERSON LOCALIZATION; DISORDERED MEDIA; SCATTERING; DIFFUSION; TRANSPORT; LATTICES;
D O I
10.1364/OL.35.001746
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We experimentally study coherent backscattering of light for a water suspension of lithium niobate microcrystalline particles. Light-controllable weak localization of photons in a suspension is demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge. The effect is attributed to the reorientation of microcrystalline particles in the field of a linearly polarized pump beam. Thus the isotropic suspension becomes partially anisotropic. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America
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页码:1746 / 1748
页数:3
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