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Generalized rainbow patterns of oblate drops simulated by a ray model in three dimensions

Simulation tridimensionnelle par modèle de rayon de l'arc-en-ciel généralisé de gouttes oblates

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The scattering patterns near the primary rainbow of oblate drops are simulated by extending the vectorial complex ray model (VCRM) [1] to three-dimensional (3D) calculations. With the curvature of wavefront as intrinsic property of a ray, this advanced ray model permits, in principle, to predict the amplitudes and phases of all emergent rays with a rigorous algebraic formalism. This letter reports a breakthrough of VCRM for 3D scattering with a line-by-line triangulation interpolation algorithm allowing to calculate the total complex amplitude of scattered f eld. This makes possible to simulate not only the skeleton (geometrical rainbow angles, hyperbolic-umbilic caustics), but also the coarse (Airy bows, lattice) and f ne (ripple fringes) structures of the generalized rainbow patterns (GRPs) of oblate drops. The simulated results are found qualitatively and quantitatively in good agreement with experimental scattering patterns for drops of different aspect ratios. The physical interpretation of the GRPs is also given. This work opens up prominent perspectives for simulating and understanding the 3D scattering of large particles of any shape with smooth surface by VCRM.
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hal-03353730 , version 1 (24-09-2021)

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Qingwei Duan, F. R.A. Onofri, Xiang’e Han, Kuan Fang Ren. Generalized rainbow patterns of oblate drops simulated by a ray model in three dimensions. Optics Letters, 2021, 46 (18), pp.4585. ⟨10.1364/OL.434149⟩. ⟨hal-03353730⟩
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