Light scattering from micron-size fibers

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · J. Opt. Soc. Am.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSA.67.000564· OSTI ID:7115667

Birkhoff, R D; Ashley, J C; Hubbell, Jr, H H; Emerson, L C

Exact theoretical expressions for scattering of light incident at oblique angles on a cylinder are derived and compared with measurements on aluminized quartz fibers (diameters 0.9--2.2 ..mu..m) using a He-Ne laser. The free-electron gas model was used for the dielectric response function for Al. Fitting the angular positions of observed maxima and minima in the scattered intensity to the calculated values gave a sensitive method for determining fiber radii, reproducible within +- 3%--5%. These radii agreed with values from Fraunhofer diffraction at normal incidence within +- 10%--15%. The role of surface plasmon excitation in the scattering of light from cylinders is discussed briefly.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Health Physics Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
• OSTI ID: 7115667
• Journal Information: J. Opt. Soc. Am.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Opt. Soc. Am.; (United States) Vol. 67:4; ISSN JOSAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ALUMINIUM
CHALCOGENIDES
COATINGS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
FIBERS
LIGHT SCATTERING
METALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLASMONS
QUARTZ
QUASI PARTICLES
RADIATIONS
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
VISIBLE RADIATION