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Propagation and scattering of light in stratified media

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The propagation and scattering of light in stratified media are considered. Based on the Maxwell equations, the present approaches to the solution of these problems are formulated in a unified way. The particular features of the wave propagation in stratified media are discussed. Scalar and vector fields are considered. Media with small-and large-scale regular inhomogeneities are examined. The construction of the Green’s function of the wave equation in a spatially homogeneous medium is discussed. Stratified isotropic and anisotropic media are analyzed. The scattering of light in a stratified medium is studied with emphasis on the Kirchhoff method, as this makes it possible to obtain calculation formulas in a form convenient for comparing the theory with the experiment. The propagation of waves in photonic crystals and the formation of forbidden zones in such objects are briefly considered.

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Original Russian Text © E.V. Aksenova, A.Yu. Val’kov, V.P. Romanov, 2008, published in Optika i Spektroskopiya, 2008, Vol. 104, No. 3, pp. 440–473.

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Aksenova, E.V., Val’kov, A.Y. & Romanov, V.P. Propagation and scattering of light in stratified media. Opt. Spectrosc. 104, 391–422 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0030400X08030120

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