Internal Reflection Spectroscopy

作者：N. J. Harrick, Joseph G. Hoffman · 发表于：Physics Today · 年份：1968 · DOI：10.1063/1.3034675 · 被引用次数：1726 · 研究领域：Analytical Chemistry and Sensors、Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence、Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Reflection of light is a surface phenomenon—it is strongly dependent on the nature of the surface and can therefore be used to study surfaces. If the surface is flat and smooth, the nature of the reflection is called specular, i.e., mirrorlike, and obeys the simple law that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.