Honoring Akira Ishimaru’s contributions to waves in random media: editorial
Abstract
To honor the work and career of Akira Ishimaru, we discuss three topics in waves in random media where he has made important contributions: radiative transfer, backscattering enhancement, and time reversal. These three topics represent only a small sample of the entirety of Ishimaru’s research contributions. Nonetheless, they offer a concrete picture of the substance and quality of his original research and point to the legacy of his long career.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Random lasers and scattering media
Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis
Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the Optical Society of America A
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- ED1–ED1
- Publication date
- 30 March 2026
- Language
- EN