Open AccessAnomalous diffraction approximation to the light scattering coefficient spectra of marine particles with power-law size distribution
Author(s) -
Maciej Matciak
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.027603
Subject(s) - scattering , mie scattering , diffraction , optics , light scattering , physics , power law , spheres , computational physics , scattering theory , materials science , mathematics , statistics , astronomy
Based on anomalous diffraction approximation, analytical expressions for the scattering coefficient of marine particles with power-law size distribution in the infinite domain of sizes (0, ∞) were derived. Comparison with the exact Mie solution for the light scattering by spheres indicated that the obtained expressions can describe the relative spectral variability of the scattering coefficient well. This is demonstrated and discussed for the scattering spectra of main types of marine particulates characterized by different optical properties.