Optical Properties (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) of Shot Fabric
Applied Optics, Vol. 39, Issue 31, pp. 5785-5795 (2000)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.39.005785
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Abstract
To study the optical properties of materials, one needs a complete set of the angular distribution functions of surface scattering from the materials. Here we present a convenient method for collecting a large set of bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) samples in the hemispherical scattering space. Material samples are wrapped around a right-circular cylinder and irradiated by a parallel light source, and the scattered radiance is collected by a digital camera. We tilted the cylinder around its center to collect the BRDF samples outside the plane of incidence. This method can be used with materials that have isotropic and anisotropic scattering properties. We demonstrate this method in a detailed investigation of shot fabrics. The warps and the fillings of shot fabrics are dyed different colors so that the fabric appears to change color at different viewing angles. These color-changing characteristics are found to be related to the physical and geometrical structure of shot fabric. Our study reveals that the color-changing property of shot fabrics is due mainly to an occlusion effect.
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OCIS Codes
(100.2960) Image processing : Image analysis
(160.1190) Materials : Anisotropic optical materials
(160.4760) Materials : Optical properties
(290.1350) Scattering : Backscattering
(290.5820) Scattering : Scattering measurements
(290.5880) Scattering : Scattering, rough surfaces
Citation
Rong Lu, Jan J. Koenderink, and Astrid M. L. Kappers, "Optical Properties (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) of Shot Fabric," Appl. Opt. 39, 5785-5795 (2000)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-39-31-5785
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