Glory in optical backscattering from air bubbles

Authors

Dean S. Langley, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow
Philip L. Marston

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-28-1981

Disciplines

Physics

Abstract

Observations of light backscattered from air bubbles in a viscous liquid demonstrate an enhancement due to axial focusing. A physical-optics approximation for the cross-polarized scattering correctly describes the spacing of regular features observed. The non-cross polarized scattering is not adequately described by a single class of rays.

Copyright Statement

©1981 The American Physical Society

Recommended Citation

Langley DS, Marston PL. 1981. Glory in optical backscattering from air bubbles. Physical Review Letters 47(13): 913-916. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.47.913