Scattering (optics)

Optical scattering deals with the scattering, absorption, and extinction of electromagnetic radiation by particles, molecules and surfaces. Both single scattering and multiple scattering (i.e. radiative transfer) are considered in this category.

Section 290 of the optics classification of the Optical Society of America analyses the subject into the following subcategories:^[1]

Aerosol and cloud effects Atmospheric scattering Backscattering Diffusion Extinction Index measurements Inverse scattering Linewidth	Long-wave scattering Mie theory Multiple scattering Scattering measurements Brillouin scattering Molecular scattering Particle scattering Raman scattering	Rayleigh Scattering Scattering from rough surfaces Stimulated scattering Stimulated Brillouin scattering Stimulated Raman scattering Scintillation Turbid media

See also

• Light scattering
• Scattering theory

References

1. ^ Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme (OCIS), Optical Society of America, 1997