Time-dependent reflection at the localization transition

Abstract

A short quasi-monochromatic wave packet incident on a semi-infinite disordered medium gives rise to a reflected wave. The intensity of the latter decays as a power law $1/t^{\alpha}$ in the long-time limit. Using the one-dimensional Aubry-Andr\'{e} model, we show that in the vicinity of the critical point of Anderson localization transition, the decay slows down and the power-law exponent $\alpha$ becomes smaller than both $\alpha = 2$ found in the Anderson localization regime and $\alpha = 3/2$ expected for a one-dimensional random walk of classical particles.