Modified Kubelka-Munk equations for localized waves inside a layered medium

  • Matthew M. Haney
  • , Kasper Van Wijk

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Abstract

We present a pair of coupled partial differential equations to describe the evolution of the average total intensity and intensity flux of a wave field inside a randomly layered medium. These equations represent a modification of the Kubelka-Munk equations, or radiative transfer. Our modification accounts for wave interference (e.g., localization), which is neglected in radiative transfer. We numerically solve the modified Kubelka-Munk equations and compare the results to radiative transfer as well as to simulations of the wave equation with randomly located thin layers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number036601
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume75
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2007

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