Angular dependence of the specular reflectance from an isotropic polydomain medium with large domains: Surprising results regarding Brewster's angle

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 185-189

  Mayerhöfer, Thomas G ^a,b   Musfeldt, Janice L ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

BREWSTER ANGLE; OPTICAL ISOTROPY;

PHYSICAL OPTICS;

EID: 12844263643     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.000185     Document Type: Article

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