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We have developed two models for the optical properties of heterogeneo
us media, based on the entropic analysis of their morphology. These mo
dels have been applied to actual granular metallic media close to the
percolation. The models account well for the measured optical properti
es: the plasmon resonance and the infrared behavior are especially wel
l accounted.