A surface exhibits specular reflection if light incident from a single direction is predominantly reflected along a single direction,with the angles of incidence and reflection equal to each other. Smooth metal surfaces,for example,show specular reflection and hence are used for making mirrors. In contrast,a surface exhibits diffuse reflection if light incident from a single direction is reflected in a broad range of directions. In this photograph a beam of light is first specularly reflected from a gold-coated mirror and then is diffusely reflected from a screen made of thick paper. This is a part of a series of three (including bn9204 and bn9205) photographs showing specular and diffuse reflections | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Giphotostock |
Taille de l’image : | 4500 px × 2975 px |
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