Аbsorption of diffuse light by 2D arrays of spherical particles

Abstract

The problem of absorption of diffuse light by a 2D array of identical spherical particles is considered. The equations to solve this problem are derived on the basis of statistical approach. They can be used to match parameters of the array and the illumination system to get maximum absorption. The numerical results are presented for absorption coefficients of arrays with the imperfect triangular lattice and partially ordered structures of crystalline silicon and silver particles embedded in nonabsorbing medium, in the wavelength range 0.35 μm – 0.80 μm. The size of particles and their concentration are chosen so as to illustrate the dependence of light absorption on the angle of incidence under conditions of resonances due to the high spatial ordering of particles. The absorption coefficients of the arrays at diffuse and directional light illumination are compared.