Optical properties
The optical properties of a material define how it interacts with light. The optical properties of matter are studied in optical physics and applied in materials science. The optical properties of matter include:
- Refractive index
- Dispersion
- Transmittance and Transmission coefficient
- Absorption
- Scattering
- Turbidity
- Reflectance and Reflectivity
- Albedo
- Perceived color
- Fluorescence
- Phosphorescence
- Photoluminescence
- Optical bistability
- Dichroism
- Birefringence
- Optical activity
- Photosensitivity
The optical properties of matter can lead to a variety of interesting optical phenomena.