Specular and diffuse scattering of light from two-dimensional randomly rough metal surfaces: experimental and theoretical results

We compare experimental results for s- and p-polarized light scattered specularly and diffusely from two-dimensional randomly rough metal surfaces with the predictions of three perturbation theories and the Kirchhoff approximation. The wavelength of the incident field is m. We conclude that the resu...

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Published in:	Waves in random and complex media Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 600 - 636
Main Authors:	Navarrete Alcalá, A.G., Chaikina, E.I., Méndez, E.R., Leskova, T.A., Maradudin, A.A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 01-11-2009
Subjects:	Approximation Complex media Diffusion Metal surfaces Perturbation theory Reflection coefficient Reflectivity Scattering Two dimensional
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Summary:	We compare experimental results for s- and p-polarized light scattered specularly and diffusely from two-dimensional randomly rough metal surfaces with the predictions of three perturbation theories and the Kirchhoff approximation. The wavelength of the incident field is m. We conclude that the results of phase perturbation theory are closest to all the experimental results in both s- and p-polarization for the reflectivities as well as for the contribution to the mean differential reflection coefficient from the diffuse component of the scattered light for in-plane, co-polarized scattering.
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ISSN:	1745-5030 1745-5049
DOI:	10.1080/17455030903033208