A geometrical optics polarimetric bidirectional reflectance distribution function for dielectric and metallic surfaces

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 22138-22153

  Hyde IV, M W ^a   Schmidt, J D ^a   Havrilla, M J ^a  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GEOMETRY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLARIMETERS; REFLECTION;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; METALLIC SAMPLES; METALLIC SURFACE; REALISTIC PHYSICAL MODEL; REFLECTING SURFACE; REFLECTIVE SURFACES; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICS; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; METALS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 72449199401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.022138     Document Type: Article

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