Open AccessRobust commercial diffuse reflector for UV-VIS-NIR applications
Author(s) -
John D. Mason,
Michael T. Cone,
Matthew Donelon,
Jeffery C. Wigle,
Gary D. Noojin,
Edward S. Fry
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
applied optics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-6935
DOI - 10.1364/ao.54.007542
Subject(s) - optics , diffuse reflection , reflector (photography) , materials science , diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform , quartz , visible spectrum , optoelectronics , physics , light source , biochemistry , chemistry , photocatalysis , composite material , catalysis
We report the development and testing of a new commercially available diffuse reflecting material with reflectivities in the visible comparable to industry-leading products. This new diffuse reflector consists of solid quartz in which there is a dense distribution of tiny pockets of air. The multiple reflections by the quartz-air interfaces of these air pockets transforms a highly transmissive base material into a highly diffuse reflecting material.