Characterization of light scattering in translucent ceramics

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Illarramendi, Maria Assuncion ^a   Aramburu, I ^a   Fernandez, J ^a,b   Balda, R ^a,b   Williams, S N ^c   Adegoke, J A ^c   Noginov, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b CENTRO MIXTO CSIC UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPACITY; REFLECTION; TRANSPARENCY;

TRANSLUCENT CERAMICS;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 33846991968     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.000043     Document Type: Article

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