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Photon Statistics of Light Scattered by a Liquid Gas Interface

Lars Lading, J. Adin Mann, R. V. Edwards

Published Jan 1, 1988• 1 citation
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Abstract

The photon statistics of light scattered by a surface is investigated. It is shown how the photon correlation function depends on the mode of the light scattering configuration and on the space-time correlation of the surface structure. The uncertainties of the estimated photon correlation are evaluated.
DOI
10.1364/pcta.1988.pcs163

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