Reflection and Transmission of Waves near the Localization Threshold

B. A. van Tiggelen; A. Lagendijk; D. S. Wiersma

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4333

Reflection and Transmission of Waves near the Localization Threshold

B. A. van Tiggelen, A. Lagendijk, and D. S. Wiersma

Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4333 – Published 8 May 2000

Abstract

A theory is presented for propagation of waves in bounded media near the mobility edge, based on the self-consistent theory for localization. It predicts a spatially inhomogeneous diffusion constant that leads to scale dependence in enhanced backscattering and transmission.

Received 10 January 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4333

Authors & Affiliations

B. A. van Tiggelen¹, A. Lagendijk², and D. S. Wiersma³

¹CNRS/Laboratoire de Physique et Modélisation des Milieux Condensés, Université Joseph Fourier, Maison des Magistères, B.P. 166 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
²Van der Waals-Zeeman Laboratory, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65-67, 1018 XE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
³European Laboratory for non-Linear Spectroscopy and Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, Largo E. Fermi 2, 50125 Florence, Italy