УДК: 535.016

Shaping the scattering pattern by means of asperities at a glass boundary

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Стаценко В.В., Петриков В.Д. Формирование диаграммы рассеяния с помощью шероховатостей на границе стекла // Оптический журнал. 2014. Т. 81. № 4. С. 68–71.

Statsenko V.V., Petrikov V.D. Shaping the scattering pattern by means of asperities at a glass boundary [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2014. V. 81. № 4. P. 68–71.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

V. V. Statsenko and V. D. Petrikov, "Shaping the scattering pattern by means of asperities at a glass boundary," Journal of Optical Technology. 81(4), 220-222 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.81.000220

Abstract:

This paper presents a study and comparison of the optical properties of rough glass surfaces obtained by various methods. It is shown that, when a rough surface is created by means of grinding powders with a grain size of from 10 to 40 μm, the width of the scattering pattern increases to 35°, but the amount of transmitted radiation is reduced in this case because of internal reflections. It is pointed out that the creation of a rough surface by means of etching provides a narrower scattering pattern but reduces the losses of transmitted radiation.

Keywords:

scattering pattern, grinding

Acknowledgements:

The authors are grateful to Doctor of Physicomathematical Sciences E. I. Terukov for providing glass samples from the Oerlikon Corp.

OCIS codes: 290.5880

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