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    Area of Science:

    • Optics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Thin films on transparent plates can exhibit complex optical phenomena.
    • Understanding light behavior at interfaces is crucial in optical applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the origin of regularly spaced concentric rings observed on a coated transparent plate.
    • To differentiate the observed phenomenon from interference and diffraction.

    Main Methods:

    • Focused a light beam onto a transparent plate with parallel faces coated with a diffusing material.
    • Developed and applied a mathematical model based on Fresnel's formulas.
    • Utilized both closed-form expressions and Monte Carlo simulations for calculations.

    Main Results:

    • Observed regularly spaced concentric rings on the diffusing layer.
    • Determined that the rings result from the visualization of light intensity due to multiple total or partial reflections.
    • Achieved good agreement between experimental measurements and the mathematical model.

    Conclusions:

    • The concentric rings are a direct visualization of light intensity patterns from multiple reflections.
    • The phenomenon is distinct from optical interference and diffraction.
    • Mathematical modeling, including Monte Carlo simulation, effectively explains the observed light patterns based on Fresnel's transmission formula.