Brewster anomalies: A polarization-induced delocalization effect

John E. Sipe*, Ping Sheng, Benjamin S. White, Morrel H. Cohen

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Abstract

We predict that anomalously long localization lengths which in some special cases diverge can be expected for p-polarized light propagating through one-dimensional disordered structures under certain conditions. We give a physical argument for the existence of such anomalies, and support it by a long-wavelength theory and Monte Carlo calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)108-111
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume60
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

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