The determination of optical absorption and scattering in translucent porcelain

Reflectance and transmittance theories have been used to calculate the optical absorption and scattering within materials. For these calculations, the incorporation of corrections for interfacial reflections has not been universally applied, and when corrections have been incorporated, the value used for the diffuse internal reflection coefficient has often been based on theoretical considerations. A method of incorporating interfacial‐reflection corrections is presented. The importance of the incorporation of such corrections, with the proper value for the internal reflection coefficient, is clearly demonstrated for both reflectance and transmittance theories. The limitation of transmittance theory to materials with a scattering power (SX) of greater than 0.5 is also demonstrated for collimated illumination, unless an independent determination is made of the internal reflection coefficient.