“Independent” and “dependent” scattering by particles in a multi-particle group

MI Mishchenko - OSA Continuum, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The terms “independent” and “dependent” scattering are ubiquitous in the
phenomenological discipline of light scattering by particulate media. Yet there is a wide …

Full dynamic corrections to the Maxwell Garnett mixing formula and corresponding extensions beyond the dipolar approximation

A García-Valenzuela, A Acevedo-Barrera… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here we derive a full dynamic extension to the Maxwell Garnett mixing formula for the
effective refractive index of a random system of particles that takes proper account of …

Refractive index measurement of turbid media by transmission of backscattered light near the critical angle

H Contreras-Tello, A García-Valenzuela - Applied Optics, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We investigate experimentally the determination of the effective refractive index (RI) of a
turbid particle suspension from the angle dependence of light scattered by the particles and …

On the effective refractive index of blood

A Nahmad-Rohen, H Contreras-Tello… - Physica …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We calculated the real and imaginary parts of the effective refractive index ${n} _ {\mathrm
{eff}} $ of blood as functions of wavelength from 400 to 800 nm; we employed van de Hulst's …

Analysis of the radiative corrections and dynamic extensions to the local field in the effective refractive index of particle suspensions

O Vázquez-Estrada, A García-Valenzuela… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2025 - Elsevier
We analyze the predictions of two recently developed effective-medium approximations for
the effective refractive index of a system of either transparent or plasmonic spherical …

Extension of Fresnel's formulas for turbid colloidal suspensions: a rigorous treatment

E Gutiérrez-Reyes, A García-Valenzuela… - The Journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We provide new expressions for the reflection amplitudes of a half space of randomly
located identical spherical particles that can be regarded as an extension of Fresnel's …

Concentration-dependent correlated scattering properties of Intralipid 20% dilutions

M Raju, SN Unni - Applied Optics, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Dilutions of Intralipid 20% are widely used as optical phantoms for mimicking scattering
properties of turbid media such as tissues. One of the frequently used methodologies for …

Experimental test of reflectivity formulas for turbid colloids: beyond the Fresnel reflection amplitudes

G Morales-Luna, H Contreras-Tello… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We compare light reflectivity measurements as a function of the angle of incidence for an
interface between an optical glass and a turbid suspension of small particles, with …

Experiment and theory of the complex refractive index of dense colloidal media

PNA Speets, J Kalkman - JOSA A, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The complex refractive index is analyzed by measuring its scattering attenuation μ _s, group
index n _g, and group velocity dispersion (GVD) for 100 nm diameter silica nanoparticles …

Analytical approximation to the complex refractive index of nanofluids with extended applicability

A Acevedo-Barrera, A Garcia-Valenzuela - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Currently, there are available a few simple analytical approximations to the complex
effective refractive index that may be used for nanofluids. Namely, the Maxwell Garnett …