Crossover from renormalized to conventional diffusion near the 3D Anderson localization transition for light
arXiv:2109.11188 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.106.014208
Abstract
We report on anomalous light transport in the strong scattering regime. Using low-coherence interferometry, we measure the reflection matrix of titanium dioxide powders, revealing crucial features of strong optical scattering which can not be observed with transmission measurements: (i) a subdiffusive regime of transport at early times of flight that is a direct consequence of predominant recurrent scattering loops, and (ii) a crossover to a conventional, but extremely slow, diffusive regime at long times. These observations support previous predictions that near-field coupling between scatterers prohibits Anderson localization of light in three-dimensional disordered media.
arXiv comment13 pages, 7 figures
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