The structure and optical behaviour of pearls

Raman, C. V. ; Krishnamurti, D. (1954) The structure and optical behaviour of pearls Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A, 39 (5). pp. 215-222. ISSN 0370-0089

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Abstract

The paper embodies a study of the structure of the material composing pearls and of the optical effects which they display. The following topics are dealt with: (1) Birefringence, (2) X-ray-diffraction patterns, (3) The reflection-diffraction spectra, (4) The diffusion haloes of reflection and transmission, (5) The whispering-gallery effect, (6) The spectral character of iridescence and the influence of birefringence thereon, (7) The transmission spectra. The most noteworthy result of the investigation is to show that the diffusive properties of nacre play a major role no less important than that of the reflection by its stratifications in the optics of pearls.

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