The role of reflectivity in the scattering of light from surface ripples

Some earlier theories of scattering of light from surface ripples involved the reflectivity from an unperturbed surface as a fundamental factor in the scattering intensity. This formulation leads to substantial errors in the relative strengths of the Stokes and anti-Stokes intensities, and in the de...

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Published in:Solid state communications 1979-01, Vol.32 (8), p.621-624
Main Authors: Mishra, S., Bray, Ralph
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Some earlier theories of scattering of light from surface ripples involved the reflectivity from an unperturbed surface as a fundamental factor in the scattering intensity. This formulation leads to substantial errors in the relative strengths of the Stokes and anti-Stokes intensities, and in the dependence of scattering intensity on polarization of light incident near the Brewster angle. Experimental results are presented to pinpoint the above errors and to demonstrate the validity of new formulations based on correctly considering the optical boundary conditions at a rippled surface.
ISSN:0038-1098
1879-2766
DOI:10.1016/0038-1098(79)90714-2