Light absorption by a planar array of spherical particles and a matrix in which they are embedded: statistical approach.

The fractions of light energy absorbed by a 2D array of spherical particles and the matrix in which they are embedded are determined. The solution is based on a volume integral equation and a statistical approach. The absorption coefficient of the array is found via the internal fields of the particles.

Optical characteristics of a monolayer of identical spherical particles in an absorbing host medium.

The problem of light interaction with a 2D ensemble of homogeneous spherical particles embedded into an unbounded homogeneous absorbing host medium is considered. Based on the statistical approach, the equations are derived to characterize optical response of such a system with taking into account multiple scattering of light. Numerical data are presented for the spectral behavior of coherent transmission and reflection, incoherent scattering, and absorption coefficients of thin dielectric, semiconductor, and metal films containing a monolayer of particles with various spatial organization.

Resonant absorption of light by a two-dimensional imperfect lattice of spherical particles.

The light absorption and scattering by an infinite two-dimensional array with an imperfect lattice of identical spherical particles is considered based on the statistical approach to a description of electromagnetic wave interaction with particulate media. Absorption resonances due to the coherent component of scattered light (zeroth order of diffraction) and resonances arising from the excitation of a flux of incoherently scattered light (higher diffraction orders) propagating at grazing angles to the array plane are studied. The dependence of absorption on the degree of positional ordering of particles is considered.

Incoherent component of light scattered by a monolayer of spherical particles: analysis of angular distribution and absorption of light.

We have derived an analytical solution for an incoherent component of light scattered by a normally illuminated monolayer of homogeneous spherical particles. It is based on the quasi-crystalline approximation of the theory of multiple scattering of waves as well as on the multipole expansion of electromagnetic fields and tensor Green's function in terms of vector spherical wave functions. We apply the solution to a description of scattering and absorption characteristics of partially ordered monolayers and monolayers with imperfect lattices.