Anti-scattering effect analyzed with an exact theory of light scattering from rough multilayers

G. Soriano (1) , Myriam Zerrad (2) , C. Amra (1)

1 FRESNEL - Institut FRESNEL
2 CONCEPT - CONCEPT

First-order theories of light scattering previously revealed the existence of anti-scattering effects in optical multilayers. Here we present an exact electromagnetic theory that is able to complete the scattering analysis when first-order scattering is cancelled. The theory is valid for arbitrary rough multilayers.

Domaines: Optique / photonique; Electromagnétisme; Optique [physics.optics]

G. Soriano, Myriam Zerrad, C. Amra. Anti-scattering effect analyzed with an exact theory of light scattering from rough multilayers. Optics Letters, 2019, 44 (18), pp.4455. ⟨10.1364/OL.44.004455⟩. ⟨hal-02410346⟩