Relationship Between Near-Angle Scatter And Surface Characteristics

Douglas W. Ricks

doi:10.1117/12.949163

21 March 1989 Relationship Between Near-Angle Scatter And Surface Characteristics

Douglas W. Ricks

Proceedings Volume 1009, Surface Measurement and Characterization; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949163
Event: 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1988, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

I investigated the ability of two scattering theories to predict the scattering of light very near the specular beam. One scattering theory is based on a scalar approximation and the other takes into account the vector nature of light. The scalar theory is further developed using an approximation that the surface height variation is much less than the wavelength of light. Surface height profiles were determined using optical interferometric techniques. The angle dependent scattering was calculated and found to be in fair agreement with experimental values.

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Douglas W. Ricks "Relationship Between Near-Angle Scatter And Surface Characteristics", Proc. SPIE 1009, Surface Measurement and Characterization, (21 March 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949163

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