Abstract
An iterative approach to the scattering of light from a finite dielectric cylinder first developed by Shifrin and extended by Acquista is applied to cases where the phase shift is <2, and the cylinder is arbitrarily oriented. It is found that the first 2 orders of the iteration converge to within 1% when the aspect ratio (length/diame- ter) of the cylinder is as small as 20. The results are compared to the exact theory for infinite cylinders, and the effects of finite size are calculated and discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 742-748 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |