Figure 9. Degree of linear polarization, PL(p), and principal axis of polarization, η(p), as functions of out-of-plane scattering angle for scattering from three diameters of PSL spheres (217.7 nm, 180.0 nm, and 100.7 nm) deposited on silicon. Symbols, representing experimental results, lie very close to the curves, which represent predictions of the discrete-dipole approximation. The incident light is p-polarized, and the incident and scattering polar angles are 45°.
Online: April 2000