Generalized Lorenz-Mie Theory in the Strict Sense, and Other GLMTs

Abstract

The general version of GLMT (in the strict sense, i.e. when the scaterer is a sphere defined by its diameter d and its complex refractive index M) has been exposed in [2] and [89]. Ref [2] discusses the case of arbitrary location of the scatterer in a Gaussian beam. It mentions that the generalization from Gaussian beams to arbitrary shaped beams should be rather trivial. Indeed it is. The only thing to do was to separate the expressions valid independently of the illuminating beam from those specific of it.