Abstract

The angular distribution of reflected radiation has been investigated using a model which considers both direct surface reflection and volume scattering of the refracted radiation with eventual emergence through the surface. The significant results are: (a) the off-specular peaks are composed almost entirely of locally specular radiation, (b) the magnitude of the off-specular peaks depends almost entirely on the index-of-refraction ratio, and (c) the angular position of the off-specular peak, relative to the specular angle, depends upon the radius of curvature of the surface near its peaks.

© 1967 Optical Society of America

Theory for Off-Specular Reflection From Roughened Surfaces*

K. E. Torrance and E. M. Sparrow
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(9) 1105-1114 (1967)

Polarization, Directional Distribution, and Off-Specular Peak Phenomena in Light Reflected from Roughened Surfaces

K. E. Torrance, E. M. Sparrow, and R. C. Birkebak
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(7) 916-925 (1966)

Depolarization of Linearly Polarized EM Waves Backscattered from Rough Metals and Inhomogeneous Dielectrics*

J. Renau, P. K. Cheo, and H. G. Cooper
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(4) 459-466 (1967)

Polarization Properties of a Simple Dielectric Rough-Surface Model

G. C. McCoyd
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(11) 1345-1350 (1967)

Reflection from a Dielectric-Coated Moving Mirror*

C. Yeh
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(5) 657-661 (1967)