Experimental observation of rainbow scattering by a coated cylinder: Twin primary rainbows and thin-film interference

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1548-1558

  Adler, Charles L ^a   Lock, James A ^b   Nash, Justin K ^a   Saunders, Kirk W ^a  

^a ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; THIN FILMS;

RAINBOWS;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 0001131818     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.001548     Document Type: Article

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