Optical properties scattering

Aerosol optical properties scattering, absorption, aerosol optical depth ... 

Characterization Methods of Colloids - Part II Optical Properties (Scattering, Spectroscopy... 

The optical properties of metal nanoparticles have traditionally relied on Mie tlieory, a purely classical electromagnetic scattering tlieory for particles witli known dielectrics [172]. For particles whose size is comparable to or larger tlian tire wavelengtli of the incident radiation, tliis calculation is ratlier cumbersome. However, if tire scatterers are smaller tlian -10% of tire wavelengtli, as in nearly all nanocrystals, tire lowest-order tenn of Mie tlieory is sufficient to describe tire absorjDtion and scattering of radiation. In tliis limit, tire absorjDtion is detennined solely by tire frequency-dependent dielectric function of tire metal particles and the dielectric of tire background matrix in which tliey are... 

Certain glass-ceramic materials also exhibit potentially useful electro-optic effects. These include glasses with microcrystaUites of Cd-sulfoselenides, which show a strong nonlinear response to an electric field (9), as well as glass-ceramics based on ferroelectric perovskite crystals such as niobates, titanates, or zkconates (10—12). Such crystals permit electric control of scattering and other optical properties. 

Liquid crystal polymers are also used in electrooptic displays. Side-chain polymers are quite suitable for this purpose, but usually involve much larger elastic and viscous constants, which slow the response of the device (33). The chiral smectic C phase is perhaps best suited for a polymer field effect device. The abiHty to attach dichroic or fluorescent dyes as a proportion of the side groups opens the door to appHcations not easily achieved with low molecular weight Hquid crystals. Polymers with smectic phases have also been used to create laser writable devices (30). The laser can address areas a few micrometers wide, changing a clear state to a strong scattering state or vice versa. Future uses of Hquid crystal polymers may include data storage devices. Polymers with nonlinear optical properties may also become important for device appHcations. 

Let s consider the influence of gases and particles on the optical properties of the atmosphere. Reduction in visibility is caused by the following interactions in the atmosphere light scattering by gaseous molecules and particles, and light absorption by gases and particles (2). 

It should be noted that low-loss spectra are basically connected to optical properties of materials. This is because for small scattering angles the energy-differential cross-section dfj/dF, in other words the intensity of the EEL spectrum measured, is directly proportional to Im -l/ (E,q) [2.171]. Here e = ei + iez is the complex dielectric function, E the energy loss, and q the momentum vector. Owing to the comparison to optics (jqj = 0) the above quoted proportionality is fulfilled if the spectrum has been recorded with a reasonably small collection aperture. When Im -l/ is gathered its real part can be determined, by the Kramers-Kronig transformation, and subsequently such optical quantities as refraction index, absorption coefficient, and reflectivity. 

In Raman spectroscopy the intensity of scattered radiation depends not only on the polarizability and concentration of the analyte molecules, but also on the optical properties of the sample and the adjustment of the instrument. Absolute Raman intensities are not, therefore, inherently a very accurate measure of concentration. These intensities are, of course, useful for quantification under well-defined experimental conditions and for well characterized samples otherwise relative intensities should be used instead. Raman bands of the major component, the solvent, or another component of known concentration can be used as internal standards. For isotropic phases, intensity ratios of Raman bands of the analyte and the reference compound depend linearly on the concentration ratio over a wide concentration range and are, therefore, very well-suited for quantification. Changes of temperature and the refractive index of the sample can, however, influence Raman intensities, and the band positions can be shifted by different solvation at higher concentrations or... 

We now want to study the consequences of such a model with respect to the optical properties of a composite medium. For such a purpose, we will consider the phenomenological Lorentz-Drude model, based on the classical dispersion theory, in order to describe qualitatively the various components [20]. Therefore, a Drude term defined by the plasma frequency and scattering rate, will describe the optical response of the bulk metal or will define the intrinsic metallic properties (i.e., Zm((a) in Eq.(6)) of the small particles, while a harmonic Lorentz oscillator, defined by the resonance frequency, the damping and the mode strength parameters, will describe the insulating host (i.e., /((0) in Eq.(6)). 

The construction of calibration curves is recommended in nephelometric and turbidimetric determinations, since the relationship between the optical properties of the suspension and the concentration of the disperse phase is, at best, semi-empirical. If the cloudiness or turbidity is to be reproducible, the utmost care must be taken in its preparation. The precipitate must be very fine, so as not to settle rapidly. The intensity of the scattered light depends upon the number and the size of the particles in suspension, and provided that the average size of particles is fairly reproducible, analytical applications are possible. 

The present study demonstrates that the analytic calculation of hyperpolarizability dispersion coefficients provides an efficient alternative to the pointwise calculation of dispersion curves. The dispersion coefficients provide additional insight into non-linear optical properties and are transferable between the various optical processes, also to processes not investigated here as for example the ac-Kerr effect or coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS), which depend on two independent laser frequencies and would be expensive to study with calculations ex-plictly frequency-dependent calculations. 

Nanosize particles (e.g., metals, semiconductors, etc.) are of continuing interest because they possess fascinating catalytic, electronic, and optical properties. Larger particles decorated with smaller nanoparticles on their surface are of interest because of their potential use as heterogeneous catalysts and their relevance in electronic and optical sensor applications as well as surface-enhanced Raman scattering [39,72-75]. 

Figure 7.8 Optical properties of solid gold spheres of indicated diameters, (a) absorption, (b) scattering. Redrawn from Cortie et a. [118], Copyright (2005) Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.

Optical Properties and Resonance Raman Scattering of Carotenoids.89... 

OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND RESONANCE RAMAN SCATTERING OF CAROTENOIDS... 

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