Optical Transmission across a Rough Surface

Abstract

A ray theory for the transmission of light across a randomly rough surface is formulated. Multiple-scatter and shadowing effects are accounted for in a consistent way. The illumination probabilities for the transmission problem are derived in a nontrivial extension of current shadowing theory. The direct transmission term and the two main higher-order corrections are specified in complete detail for a normally distributed boundary. The application of transmission theory to a quantitative description of sea color is considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0733749

Entities

People

  • Philip J. Lynch
  • Richard J. Wagner

Organizations

  • TRW Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Coefficients
  • Delta Functions
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Geography
  • Illumination
  • Intensity
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optics
  • Probability
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Reflection
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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