Probing Anderson localization of light via decay rate statistics

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2004 Feb;69(2 Pt 2):026605. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.026605. Epub 2004 Feb 23.

Abstract

We have studied the distribution of resonance widths P(Gamma) in one-, two-, and three-dimensional multiple light scattering systems. P(Gamma) should follow a universal power law P(Gamma) approximately Gamma(-1) in the localized regime as confirmed by extensive numerical calculations. This behavior can be interpreted as an unambiguous signature of exponential Anderson localization of light in open systems.