Optical Contamination Assessment by Bidirectional Reflectance-Distribution Function (BRDF) Measurement

Vernon L. Williams; Richard T. Lockie

doi:10.1117/12.7972341

1 April 1979 Optical Contamination Assessment by Bidirectional Reflectance-Distribution Function (BRDF) Measurement

Vernon L. Williams, Richard T. Lockie

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 18, Issue 2, 182152 (April 1979). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972341

Abstract

Some optical systems can tolerate only a small amount of light scattering from mirror surfaces within the system. If low scatter mirrors are used in such an optical system, the mirrors must be monitored by some means to be sure that contamination does not increase the intrinsic scatter of the mirrors. In this paper the measurement technique of Bidirectional Reflectance-Distribution Function (BRDF) is presented as a method to monitor the scatter of mirror surfaces. A description of the test apparatus needed to measure BRDF is discussed. Curves are given which show how such contaminants as dust, hydrocarbon oil, acrylic, and peelable coating residue affect BRDF. It is shown that BRDF measurement provides a very practical and accurate method of measuring the scatter degradation of a low scatter mirror surface that has become contaminated.

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Vernon L. Williams and Richard T. Lockie "Optical Contamination Assessment by Bidirectional Reflectance-Distribution Function (BRDF) Measurement," Optical Engineering 18(2), 182152 (1 April 1979). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972341

Published: 1 April 1979

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