The main obstacle for optical imaging or for sending information through turbid media such
as paint, clouds and biological tissue is the random scattering of light. Owing to its immense …

In complex media such as white paint and biological tissue, light encounters nanoscale
refractive-index inhomogeneities that cause multiple scattering. Such scattering is usually …

This is a review of the statistical properties of the scattering matrix of a mesoscopic system.
Two geometries are contrasted: A quantum dot and a disordered wire. The quantum dot is a …

The optics of correlated disordered media is a conceptually rich research topic emerging at
the interface between the physics of waves in complex media and nanophotonics. Inspired …

Photonic crystals have proven their potential and are nowadays a familiar concept. They
have been approached from many scientific and technological flanks. Among the many …

A tutorial discussion of the propagation of waves in random media is presented. To a first
approximation the transport of the multiple scattered waves is given by diffusion theory, but …

This educational work presents a new approach towards resonant interaction between
classical light and matter. The interaction between light and matter is considered from three …

The transition from diffusive transport to localization of waves should occur for any type of
classical or quantum wave in any media as long as the wavelength becomes comparable to …

Whiteness arises from diffuse and broadband reflection of light typically achieved through
optical scattering in randomly structured media. In contrast to structural colour due to …

We have measured the optical transmission of quasiperiodic dielectric multilayer stacks of
SiO 2 (A) and TiO 2 (b) thin films which are ordered according to a Fibonacci sequence S j+ …