Abstract
Previous laboratory observations with laser1-3 and white light4 illumination of oblate drops of water have shown that the primary rainbow becomes distorted and an additional caustic, having the form of a transverse cusp, can be produced when the drop's aspect ratio is sufficiently large.
© 1993 Optical Society of America
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