Location of objects in multiple-scattering media - COPS

1216 J. Opt. Soc. Am. A/Vol. 10, No. 6/June 1993
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Fig. 6. Minima of the intensity profiles for different positions of
the absorbing wire. The experimental points of Table 1 are plotted.
The solid curve is obtained from Eq. (25) with L = 10.0 mm,
a = 0.175 mm, D,/aa = 1.00, p = 0, and D 2 = 0.
Table 2. Fits of the Calculated Line Shape to
Transmission Experiment Data'
Experimental Transversal Fitted Transversal
Displacement (mm) Displacement (mm)
2.00 ± 0.02 2.05 ± 0.03
4.00 ± 0.02 4.04 ± 0.06
5.00 ± 0.02 5.02 ± 0.07
7.00 ± 0.02 7.03 ± 0.09
9.00 ± 0.02 9.1 0.1
11.00 ± 0.02 11.1 ± 0.2
aExperimental displacements of an absorbing rod parallel to the slab are
compared with those obtained from the corresponding fits. The distance
between the rod and the boundary (x position) is 4.30 ± 0.02 mm, and the
thickness of the cell is 10.0 mm. The scattering contribution is neglected
(p = 0), and the diffusion constant inside the rod is small (D 2