{"id":39001,"date":"2016-05-02T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T10:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.labri.fr\/perso\/barla\/blog\/?p=39001"},"modified":"2019-08-14T09:50:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T09:50:50","slug":"optics-key-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.labri.fr\/perso\/barla\/blog\/?p=39001","title":{"rendered":"Optics glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"top\" \/><p><em>Sources:<br \/>&#8220;Optics of life&#8221;, by Johnsen<br \/>&#8220;Optics&#8221;, book by Hecht<\/em><br \/>&#8220;<em>Colours and the optical properties of materials<\/em>&#8220;<em>, book by Tilley<br \/>&#8220;Optique des milieux complexes&#8221;, course by Carminati and Pierrat.<br \/>&#8220;Predicting surface scatter using a linear systems formulation of non-paraxial scalar diffraction&#8221;, PhD thesis by Kryvonos<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Particle scattering<\/h3>\n<p>Scattering amplitude (form factor?), scattering|absorption|extinction cross section, optical theorem, differential scattering (absorption?) cross section, dipolar moment, Green tensor, Helmoltz equation (free space), superposition theorem, optic index, Born approximation (1st order), polarizability (small particles), Raylight scattering, Mie scattering.<\/p>\n<h3>Multiple scattering<\/h3>\n<p>Dyson equation (average field), Bethe-Salpeter equation (average intensity), Beer-Lambert law (balistic term), extinction|scattering mean free path, balistic regime, simple\/multiple scattering regime, homogeneisation regime.<\/p>\n<h3>Radiative tranfer<\/h3>\n<p>Energy density (0th moment), radiative flux vector (1st moment), absorption|scattering|extinction coefficients, albedo, phase function, asnisotropy g (1st moment of phase func), ladder approximation, radiative transfer equation, transport mean free path, structure factor (correlations), diffusion equation, diffusion coefficient.<\/p>\n<h3>Electro-magnetism<\/h3>\n<p>Maxwell equations (micro), polarization, Poynting vector, irradiance, electric dipole|moment, permissivity, permeability, Maxwell equations (macro), Maxwell&#8217;s relation (refractive index), dispersion, electric polarisability (ionic|atomic), dispersion equation, absorption bands, conductivity (Ohm law), telegraphic equations.<\/p>\n<h3>Light transport<\/h3>\n<p>Transmission (homogeneisation?), Edward-Oseen extinction equation, reflection|refraction (Snell law), Fresnel equations (amplitude coefficients &amp; phase shifts), reflectance|transmittance, polatization|critical angle (TIR), attenuation coefficient (skin depth), dispersion.<\/p>\n<h3>Interference<\/h3>\n<p>Constructive|destructive, optical path difference, thin films (amplitude splitting), scattered light interference.<\/p>\n<h3>Polarization<\/h3>\n<p>Linear|circular|elliptical (w\/ coherence), di\/trichroism, birefrengence in cristals (uni|bi axial), Brewster&#8217;s law, optical activity (circular birefrengence), Mueller matrix.<\/p>\n<h3>Diffraction<\/h3>\n<p>Huyguens-Fresnel principle, Fresnel|Fraunhofer (Rayleigh-Sommerfeld?) diffraction, obliquity factor, Kirshoff theory, surface height distribution (roughness), surface auto-covariance function (ACV length), evanescent waves, linear transfer function, direction cosines, Rayleigh-Rice formula, (Generalized) Beckmann-Kirshoff formula, (Generalized) Harvey-Shack formula, wavefront aberration, polarization factor Q, conical diffraction grating equations (?), scattering coefficient.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources:&#8220;Optics of life&#8221;, by Johnsen&#8220;Optics&#8221;, book by Hecht&#8220;Colours and the optical properties of materials&#8220;, book by Tilley&#8220;Optique des milieux complexes&#8221;, course by Carminati and Pierrat.&#8220;Predicting surface scatter using a linear systems formulation of non-paraxial scalar diffraction&#8221;, PhD thesis by Kryvonos Particle scattering Scattering amplitude (form factor?), scattering|absorption|extinction cross section, optical theorem, differential scattering (absorption?) cross &#8230; 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