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<strong>and</strong> if the paint is infinitely thick, x →∞,sobSx → 1 reducing to<br />

R∞ = 1<br />

a + b<br />

206<br />

(A.20)<br />

which is exactly Equati<strong>on</strong> A.14, showing that the infinite-thickness soluti<strong>on</strong><br />

is just a special case of the more general finite-thickness case. In the same work,<br />

Kubelka also found an analogous formula with hyperbolic terms representing trans-<br />

mittance T through a layer:<br />

T =<br />

b<br />

a sinh bSx + b cosh bSx<br />

(A.21)<br />

Later, Kubelka presented a simple method for computing the reflectance <strong>and</strong><br />

transmittance of several layers composited <strong>on</strong> top of each other [Kub54]. C<strong>on</strong>-<br />

sider two homogeneous layers of different optical properties <strong>and</strong> possibly different<br />

thicknesses.<br />

As seen in Figure A.2, light entering such a material is reflected <strong>and</strong> transmitted<br />

multiple <strong>time</strong>s, forming a tree-like structure for each incident ray. As the light flux<br />

from an incident ray hits the top layer, part is reflected (R1) <strong>and</strong> part is transmitted<br />

(T1). T1 reaches the bottom layer <strong>and</strong> reflects T1R2, while transmitting T1T2. The<br />

porti<strong>on</strong> T1R2 hits the lower porti<strong>on</strong> of the top layer <strong>and</strong> transmits T1R2T1 ′ (which<br />

exits back into the air), while reflecting T1R2R1 back into the lower layer ··· <strong>and</strong><br />

so <strong>on</strong>, ad infinitum. Adding up the porti<strong>on</strong>s finally transmitted by the combined<br />

layered specimen, we have<br />

Ttotal = T1T2(1 + R1 ′R2 + R 2 1 ′R2 2 + ···)=<br />

T1T2<br />

1 − R1 ′R2<br />

(A.22)

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