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Anisotropic optical path model for characterizing statistics of scattered field

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A model that captures the statistical properties of the scattered light field can offer a physical explanation and computational support for designing and evaluating imaging schemes. Here, we propose an Anisotropic Optical Path (AOP) model that incorporates statistics of different optical paths affected by scattering, with photons involved in different processes. The model enables simulation of a limited field of view (FOV) constrained by the memory effect. It also reflects spectral differences under broadband illumination, thereby enhancing its applicability for light field simulation in higher degrees of freedom. Due to the decorrelation trend of speckle patterns at different wavelengths, the model verifies the feasibility of using scattering media as spectral filters.

Source: Optics Express

DOI: 10.1364/oe.560952

Authors: Ke Bao, Yuegang Li, Zhenwu Nie, Shuai Sun, Weitao Liu

Institution: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Language: English

Topic: Random lasers and scattering media

Subfield: Acoustics and Ultrasonics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,270

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hunan Province