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Abstract
Measurements and Monte Carlo simulations of the angular distribution of light scattered from wedge-shaped Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLCs) are reported. The simulation model is based on two length scales: the scattering mean free path and the transport mean free path. The simulation reproduces the experimental angular distribution of multiply scattered light as a function of sample thickness if the angular distribution in each scattering event is taken as a Mie distribution or as a Lorentzian in the cosine of the scattering angle. The experimental parameters are in the intermediate range where models based on either single or diffusive scattering do not apply.
