Multiple light scattering from metal and dielectric rough surfaces

Abstract

A numerical study is done on light scattering from one-dimensional random rough surfaces supporting both dielectrics and metals. The influence of the corrugation on the Brewster angle as well as on the angular distribution of transmitted intensity into the dielectric is investigated. The authors also obtain enhanced backscattering in the light reflected from metallic surfaces. Finally they discuss the influence of roughness on the drop of reflectance due to polariton absorption.     

随机粗糙表面光散射场分布特性的机理研究

为了研究随机粗糙表面光散射分布特性机理,采用线性滤波法生成高斯分布随机粗糙表面,以基尔霍夫近似作为电磁场边界条件,采用蒙特卡罗方法数值计算了一组金属和一组电介质粗糙表面在S偏振光和P偏振光照射下的散射光强度空间分布。计算结果显示:金属表面与电介质表面的散射光分布宽度、散射峰值、散射峰位置三个散射特征存在显著差异,经过分析发现这种特征差异的产生机理是由表面面元的斜率分布和面元反射率共同因素导致,与数值计算结果对比,二者具有良好的一致性。     

添加KCl对银胶光吸收的影响

本文研究了添加KCl对两种银胶光吸收谱的影响,并与添加吡啶的情形进行了比较。结果表明KCl的加入,由于造成银颗粒表面的覆盖层而使整个光谱区的光吸收增加,消弱了原银颗粒的等离振子共振吸收,同时因银胶发生链状凝聚,原等离振子共振吸收峰发生劈裂和红移。讨论了这些变化对表面增强喇曼散射强度的影响。 关键词：     

Simulation and assessment of stray light effects in infrared cameras using non-sequential ray tracing

In this article, we have evaluated the stray light effects in infrared cameras operating in the 3–5 μm waveband having cooled focal plane array detectors. A non-sequential ray tracing method is used to model the multiple reflections from polished lens surfaces as well as diffused scattering from rough mechanical surfaces inside the camera housing. The flux signature on the detector surface due to the self-emission of in-band radiation from the lenses and camera housing is calculated. The flux signature due to sources beyond the nominal field-of-view of the camera is also calculated. Light splitting into multiple diffraction orders from diffractive lens surfaces is taken into account both in the transmission and the reflection paths. The wavelength and angle dependent reflection coefficient of the anti-reflection coatings on the polished lens surfaces is taken into account. The effect of local heating of camera mounts on the stray light signature on the detector surface is also evaluated. The results show that using the non-sequential ray tracing method, useful predictions can be made for the stray light signature in the infrared cameras. Such calculations can be used to identify areas in the camera housing which need to be temperature stabilized to reduce their detrimental stray-light signature.     

Correlation between the energy of the ion scattered from the metal surface and its melting heat

A physical experiment and computer simulation of scattering of low-energy Cs⁺ ions from the surfaces of heavy and light metals are discussed. The presented experimental and calculated data confirm the influence of the interatomic bond of a target on the scattered ion energy. Correlation between the scattered ion energy and the melting heat of a scattering target is established.     

小孔衍射和近场散射数值计算的格林函数方法

从简谐光波满足的亥姆霍兹方程出发,将由格林定理得到的介质分界面上的积分方程转化为以表面上的光波及其导数为未知量的线性方程组,并对其进行数值求解,实现了光场的数值计算。然后将这一方法应用于亚波长尺度的小孔衍射的光波以及自仿射分形表面产生的随机光场及其在近场区域范围内的传播的计算。在随机表面产生的光场计算中．提出了类比推导夫琅禾费面上散斑场自相关函数的方法产生随机表面,以及计算其导数的傅里叶变换方法。对光场的计算结果表明,在近场范围内,光场随离开表面的距离的增加而迅速变化,其传播特性完全不同于光场在远场范围内的传播特性。     

Discrete dipole approximation simulations of light reflection from flat non-transparent particles with rough surfaces

We study light reflection from flat particles with rough surfaces and fractal statistics of topography. Discrete dipole approximation method is used to solve the problem of light scattering. Refractive indices corresponding to a metal and a transient material with conductive properties are taken. The sizes of particles are much larger than the wavelength of incident light and the roughness scales are larger, comparable to and smaller than the wavelength. The influence of the fractal dimension parameter and the amplitude of heights of random topography on reflectance and on the angular profile of the specular reflection peak is considered. Our calculations demonstrate that topography amplitude is very important for reflectance and fractal dimension is responsible for the angular dispersion of the specular reflection peak.     

Enhanced retroreflectance effects in the reflection of light from randomly rough surfaces

A review is made of theoretical and experimental work on retroreflection enhancements in the diffuse component of light elastically reflected from randomly rough surfaces. These effects are seen as a narrow peak in the angular distribution of the intensity of diffusely reflected light which is centered about the direction for reflected light motion antiparallel to the original incident beam. This peak is observed in the scattering of light from many different types of rough surfaces and has been studied in fields as diverse as solid state physics, astronomy, geophysics, meterology and radar. Work covering all of these fields will be presented in this review.

Retroreflection enhancements arise both from shadow casting properties of surface irregularities and from the phase coherence of retroreflected light. These mechanisms can act to create retroreflection enhancements from rough surfaces of dielectric and/or metallic compositions and of surface disorders characterizable on length scales which are large, comparable to or small compared to the wavelength of the scattered light.

Specific discussions will be presented of three types of enhanced retroreflectance: (1) A treatment of the optical glory and Heiligenschein phenomena which are concerned with the meterological and geophysical study of light reflected from clouds and terraine will be given. (2) The theory of the opposition effect, encountered in astronomy as an enhanced retroreflection in the light scattered from atmosphereless planets and space debris, will be used to provide a theoretical basis to understand shadowing effects. (3) A recently discovered phenomenon of enhanced retroreflection from weakly rough metallic mirrors, associated with the Anderson localization of surface waves, is also presented. This last phenomenon and its relationship to the study of the Anderson localization of surface waves will be emphasized throughout our discussions.

Similar enhancement effects in the scattering of acoustic waves from rough surfaces and a brief outline of some recent work on optical backscattering enhancements due to the Anderson localization of bulk polariton modes, is also presented.     

ASAP模拟变焦系统中鬼像的研究

 非成像光束在光学系统内表面的多次折射反射容易在像面附近形成光晕或鬼像,变焦系统由于镜片多,机构复杂等往往难以进行全面的分析模拟。利用ASAP软件模拟每个透射面作为部分透射、部分反射的表面,对变焦光学系统非轴上光进行分析,模拟出变焦系统的光学元件表面和光机内壁,实行实际光线追迹,然后以像面为研究对象,进一步实施实际光线追迹,模拟出全部散射光在像面上的能量分布,找出鬼像形成的原因,并在此基础上通过改变二次反射所在面的曲率或改变所在面的折射率两种方法对变焦光学系统进行优化,减小鬼点数目,以提高系统的成像质量。     

GaN外延层中的缺陷对光学性质的影响

用金属有机化合物气相外延（ＭＯＶＥＰ）方法生长具有不同表面形貌的非掺杂ＧａＮ，并对部分样品的外延层表面进行镜面加工．用阴极射线发光、光散射和拉曼散射方法观察ＧａＮ中深能级发光、缺陷散射光分布和拉曼散射光频移．结果表明，缺陷不但影响ＧａＮ的发光和光散射，而且影响拉曼频移     

Gradient interaction between extended metallic microobjects with a fine-dispersed conducting coating and a Gaussian laser radiation field

The results of theoretical analysis and direct measurements of the force exerted by light on extended metallic microobjects with smooth and rough surfaces, as well as with fine-dispersed conducting coating (amorphous carbon), are reported. Experiments are performed with cylindrical objects (molybdenum wire), which permits the use of differential beam balance for absolute measurements of light force. A suppression of the contribution from light pressure on objects with rough surfaces is detected, which makes it possible to determine the intensity of the gradient interaction with a Gaussian laser radiation field. The possibility of enhancement of the gradient interaction of rough metallic microobjects due to excitation of surface plasmons in them is considered. The features of the developed technique are analyzed as applied to measurement of optical parameters of small weighted amounts of fine-dispersed conducting substances and nanoobjects.     

光辐射吸收材料表面形貌与吸收率关系研究

光辐射吸收材料不同的表面形貌对入射光具有不同的多重反射吸收效果,对光辐射的吸收有较大的影响,合适的表面形貌可以提高光辐射有效吸收率.本文通过光线追迹的方法对V形表面、正弦表面、具有正态倾角(平均倾角)分布的表面以及具有正态高度分布的表面进行模拟, 分析了这四种表面对光辐射吸收率的提升效果及其入射角特性.通过倾角分布分析,得出不同表面形貌提升吸收率共同的必要条件,即倾角中心分布至少大于30°,并指出V形表面在正入射时对吸收率提升的优越性. 关键词： 光吸收材料 表面形貌 吸收率 表面倾角分布     

Improved Light Extraction of GaN-based LEDs with Nano-roughened p-GaN Surfaces

p-GaN surfaces axe nano-roughened by plasma etching to improve the optical performance of GaN-based light emitting diodes （LEDs）. The nano-roughened GaN present a relaxation of stress. The light extraction of the LEDs with nano-roughened surfaces is greatly improved when compared with that of the conventional LEDs without nano-roughening. PL-mapping intensities of the nano-roughened LED epi-wafers for different roughening times present two to ten orders of enhancement. The light output powers are also higher for the nano-roughened LED devices, This improvement is attributed to that nano-roughened surfaces can provide photons multiple chances to escape from the LED surfaces,     

Untersuchung der Photoemission an dünnen Alkalimetallschichten mit optisch angeregten Oberflächenplasmaschwingungen

The emission of photoelectrons is studied at surfaces of thin Lithium- and Natrium films under the influence of surface plasmons. The plasma oscillations are excited by light applying the prism method. Parallel to the measurements of the photoelectrons the optical constants are determined on the same film, so that the results of the photo emission can be discussed using the concept of the volume- and the surface photo effect; both however are too simplified as to fit the experimental results. An estimate of the mean depth at which the photoelectrons are produced, is given.     

基于白光干涉的自稳定定量相位成像系统

提出和建立了基于白光干涉的自稳定定量相位成像系统.该系统以柯勒照明的白光迈克耳孙干涉计为基础,使用自稳定锁相电路以减少相位噪音,引入相移装置获得定量的相化位图像.实验分别以平面镜、标准测试图和聚苯乙烯小球为样品.获得了清晰的定量相位图像,实现了对样品的实时观测.该装置采用卤素灯照明,达到轴向分辨力5 nm,系统中的柯勒照明结构使其具有高空间相干性.实验结果表明,该装置能有效避免系统中其他光学表面(如系统中的透镜表面)干扰信号的影响.     

Effect of surface on phase modulation of light in a nematic layer

The nanorelief of orienting surfaces in a nematic layer is studied experimentally. The initial inclination angle of the director and the phase retardation of light in the crystal are determined, and the director reorientation dynamics in the crystal under SB deformation in an electric field is analyzed. It is shown that a thin layer of amorphous hydrogenated carbon (a-C: H) deposited on a GeO monoxide layer with an anisotropic nanorelief produced by the inclined deposition method smoothens the surface topography without changing the surface structure. Modification of the structure and physicochemical properties of the GeO surface alters the conditions of the anisotropic-elastic interaction at the interface with the liquid crystal, as evidenced by an increase in the S-effect threshold and a decrease in the initial inclination of the director from 22° (on the GeO surface) to 0–6°. Strong influence of the surface nanostructure on the dynamics of the director reorientation in the electric field and on the phase modulation of light is experimentally demonstrated. It is shown that the phase retardation of light in the GeO layer covered by an a-C: H film is twice as large as in the layer of the same thickness with a virgin surface.     

利用表面散射光偏振差异的目标识别技术

 分析了不同物体散射场偏振特性的差异,依据消光定理的矢量微扰解方法将物体散射场分为零阶和高阶解,零阶反射光可完全保持入射光的偏振度,高阶散射则会导致偏振度的降低,因而总散射光的偏振度依赖于散射表面的粗糙程度。提出了利用斯托克斯-穆勒体系测量物体消偏特性的方法并通过实验对一些物体作了测量,实验结果表明：光滑表面可以较好地保留入射光偏振度,而粗糙表面则有很强的消偏作用,因此偏振成像方法可有效地提高目标探测和识别效率。     

SiO2纳米微球表面结构在可见光波段的减反特性

研究了不同尺寸SiO2胶体微球形成纳米结构薄膜的光学传输特性和光子带隙。通过在玻璃基底上自组装透光的SiO2胶体微球形成胶体晶体薄膜, 依据布拉格定律,分析微球尺寸对胶体晶体光子带隙的影响。为实现可见光波段的全方位减反射,提出通过改变胶体粒径将胶体晶体带隙位置移动至紫外波段,理论计算得出当粒径为112 nm,占空比为0.45时能实现可见光波段0.5%的平均反射率。实验结果表明,玻璃基底在400~800 nm间的平均反射率从4.3%降低至0.7%,最小反射率达0.3%。通过控制微球粒径移动光子带隙位置,优化晶体结构参数实现了可见光波段的减反射,有效提高了光学组件对可见光的利用率。     

Spin-polarized electron emission from magnetic and non-magnetic solids

The use of spin-polarization analysis in electron spectroscopy of magnetic and non-magnetic surfaces is demonstrated with a few examples. The existence and properties of spin-dependent transmission of electrons through the solid-vacuum interface is shown. The influence of surface reconstruction of Pt(110) on spin polarization and energy distribution curves in photoemission with circularly polarized light is studied. The polarization of secondary electrons from Fe(110) is observed to depend on the spin polarization of primary electrons at low energies. The temperature dependence of the exchange splitting in Ni is studied by means of spin-polarized electron energy loss spectroscopy and found to be at variance with the assumptions of the Stoner-Wohlfarth theory.     

Height distribution on a rough plane and specularly diffracted light amplitude are Fourier transform pair

In this report we show that the amplitude of specularly diffracted light from a plane rough surface as a function of incident angle cosine is Fourier transform of the height distribution on the surface. Therefore, an even height distribution function, which is the case for many rough surfaces, can be obtained by measuring the specularly diffracted light intensities. Also, it is observed that for polychromatic illumination the spectrum of the specularly diffracted light is modified and the modification depends on roughness, incident angle, and wavelength. It is also shown that, for a fixed incident angle, the height distribution on the rough plane is Fourier transform of the spectral modifying function. Experimental studies on some surfaces of different roughnesses, prepared by grinding sheet-glasses by powders of different grain sizes, show that the corresponding height distributions are Gaussian and the rms heights obtained by the two approaches are quite consistent.