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Light scattering
'''Light scattering''' is a form of [[scattering]] in which [[light]] in the form of propagating energy is scattered. Light scattering can be thought of as the deflection of a [[ray (optics)|ray]] from a straight path, for example by irregularities in the propagation [[optical medium|medium]], [[light scattering by particles|particles]], or in the interface between two media. Deviations from the [[law of reflection]] due to irregularities on a surface are also usually considere(contracted; show full)m have been observed directly in aqueous suspension.<ref>{{cite book|author=van de Hulst, H.C.|title=Light scattering by small particles|location=New York|publisher= Dover|year= 1981|isbn=0-486-64228-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Bohren, C.F.  |author2=Huffmann, D.R.|title=Absorption and scattering of light by small particles|location=New York|publisher= Wiley-Interscience|year= 1983|isbn=0-471-29340-7}}</ref>

A common form of light scattering, known as material scattering, is 
scattering that is attributable to the intrinsic properties of the material through which the wave is propagating. Ionospheric scattering and Rayleigh scattering are examples of material scattering. In an optical fiber, material scattering is caused by micro-inhomogeneities in the refractive indices of the materials used to fabricate the fiber, including the dopants used to modify the refractive index profile

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*M. Mishchenko, L. Travis, A. Lacis: ''Scattering, Absorption, and Emission of Light by Small Particles'', Cambridge University Press, 2002.

==External links==
*[http://www.opticsinfobase.org/submit/ocis/OCIS_2007.pdf Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme (OCIS)], [[Optical Society of America]], 1997

[[Category:Glass physics]]
[[Category:Scattering]]
[[Category:Scattering, absorption and radiative transfer (optics)]]