Propagation of Light in Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films: The Adding Model for Coherent Field

ABSTRACT

The adding method is used to investigate the light propagation in the film with high concentration of spherical isotropic scatterers. The equations to determine the reflection and transmission coefficients of a layer added are derived on the basis of similar characteristics of particulate monolayers calculated according to single-scattering and quasi-crystalline approximations.

Keywords:

• composite films
• isotropic phase
• multiple scattering

Acknowledgments

The investigations where supported in part by the Belarus Program of Fundamental Research “Coherence”.