Wave Scattering in Complex Media: From Theory to Applications : Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Wave Scattering in Complex Media: From Theory to Applications Cargèse, Corsica, France 10–22 June 2002

A collection of lectures on a variety of modern subjects in wave scattering, including fundamental issues in mesoscopic physics and radiative transfer, recent hot topics such as random lasers, liquid crystals, lefthanded materials and time-reversal, as well as modern applications in imaging and communication. There is a strong emphasis on the interdisciplinary aspects of wave propagation, including light and microwaves, acoustic and elastic waves, propagating in a variety of "complex" materials (liquid crystals, media with gain, natural media, magneto-optical media, photonic and phononic materials, etc.). It addresses many different items in contemporary research: mesoscopic fluctuations, localization, radiative transfer, symmetry aspects, and time-reversal. It also discusses new (potential) applications in telecommunication, soft matter and imaging. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Light Transport in Complex Photonic Systems....Pages 2-20 Propagation of Light in Strongly Disordered Photonic Materials and Random Lasers....Pages 21-44 Weak Localisation of Light by Atoms with Quantum Internal Structure....Pages 45-58 Light Propagation in Chiral and Magnetochiral Random Media....Pages 59-74 Diffuse Waves in Nonlinear Disordered Media....Pages 75-98 Front Matter....Pages 99-99 Coherent Effects in the Multiple Scattering of Light in Random Media....Pages 100-124 Mesoscopic Dynamics....Pages 125-150 Diffusing Acoustic Wave Spectroscopy: Field Fluctuation Spectroscopy with Multiply Scattered Ultrasonic Waves....Pages 151-174 Intensity Correlations and Fluctuations of Waves Transmitted through Random Media....Pages 175-187 Spectral Coherence of Wave Fields in Random Media....Pages 188-201 Photon Localization in Resonant Media....Pages 202-212 Anderson Localization of Electromagnetic Waves in Confined Disordered Dielectric Media....Pages 213-228 Laser Action In the Regime of Strong Localization....Pages 229-240 Statistics of Reflected Speckle Intensities Arising from Localized States Inside the GAP of Disordered Photonic Crystals....Pages 241-254 Front Matter....Pages 255-255 Auto-Focalisation, Communication and Sonoluminescence with Acoustic Time Reversal....Pages 256-280 Front Matter....Pages 281-281 3D Phononic Crystals....Pages 282-307 Left-Handed Materials....Pages 308-329 Negative Index Complex Metamaterials....Pages 330-342 Local Field Statistic and Plasmon Localization in Random Metal-Dielectric Films....Pages 343-364 Front Matter....Pages 365-365 Radiative Transfer Theory: From Maxwell’s Equations to Practical Applications....Pages 366-414 Front Matter....Pages 365-365 Transfer of Trapped Electromagnetic Radiation in an Ensemble of Resonant Mesoscopic Scatterers....Pages 415-460 Boundary Conditions in Radiative Transfer....Pages 461-474 Front Matter....Pages 475-475 Radiation Transfer in Nematic Liquid Crystals....Pages 476-497 Dynamic Light Scattering in Confined Liquid Crystals....Pages 498-517 Optical Properties and Fluctuations in Liquid Crystals with One-Dimensional Large-Scale Periodicity....Pages 518-534 Light Scattering in a Disperse Layer with Partially Ordered Soft Particles....Pages 535-552 Optical Microrheology of Soft Complex Materials....Pages 553-564 Front Matter....Pages 565-565 Coherent Opposition Effect for Discrete Random Media....Pages 566-582 Scattering of SH Waves in Media with Cracks and Elastic Inclusions....Pages 583-594 Front Matter....Pages 595-595 Digital Communication with Time-Reversal in a Multiple Scattering Medium....Pages 596-605 Wireless Propagation of Optical Coded Pulse Streams Through Turbid Media....Pages 606-612 Elastic Light Scattering by Dielectric Microspheres for C-Band Applications....Pages 613-618 Back Matter....Pages 619-622

invited Lectures And Contributed Talks From A June 2002 Workshop Examine Theory And Applications In The Field, With Emphasis On Emerging Areas Such As Random Laser, Left-handed Materials, Photonic Materials, And Optics With Cold Atoms, And On Applications Such As Remote Sensing, Imaging, Optics Of Liquid Crystals, And Seismology. Papers Are In Sections On Waves In Complex Media, Mesoscopic Physics And Localization, Acoustic Time Reversal, Waves In Metamaterials, Radiative Transfer, Optics Of Soft Condensed Matter, Wave Scattering In Natural Media, And Communication In A Disordered World. Specific Subjects Include Light Scattering In A Disperse Layer, 3d Phononic Crystals, And Negative Index Complex Metamaterials. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cargese, Corsica, France, from 10 to 22 June 2002