Conventional physical models of light scattering often neglect the fundamental wave nature of light, inevitably leading to inaccuracy. From its early applications to radiation sources, coherence theory is currently being extended to the description of light scattering, providing more accurate predictions and discoveries of effects beyond the assumptions of conventional models. Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) has developed several coherence models of light scattering that have been verified against radiometric and materials data, including AFM data for rough surfaces. Applications including bio-medical imaging and diagnosis, computer-graphic design, and radiometric M&S and data analysis benefit from physical models of light scattering that account for wave effects. Epner Technology supplied AOT with diffuse gold samples for this exciting study. For more information on AOT’s study, visit the company homepage, click here.
Coherence Model for Laser and Solar Scattering by Diffuse Metals, originally presented at Reflection, Scattering, and Diffraction from Surfaces III, SPIE Conf. OP316, 15 August 2012
