Far-Zone Spectral Density of Light Waves Scattered by Random Anisotropic Hollow Medium

A random anisotropic hollow scatterer is discussed and the far-zone characteristics of scalar light waves scattered by this type of medium are theoretically analyzed. The results show that the scattered far-zone spectral density distributions have interesting patterns of “central ellipses and peripheral circles” or “central circles and peripheral ellipses”, which are decided by the outer and inner correlation lengths of the scatterer. This phenomenon provides some new insights into the generation and manipulation of the scattered far field, and can be applied in the reconstruction of the scattering medium’s structure.