Abstract
A new type of two-stage reflectometer is proposed for the measurement of directional hemispherical reflectance. The proposed reflectometer consists of a primary collecting mirror coupled to a secondary mirror chosen to eliminate the Fresnel variation of the detector (or source) response. The secondary mirror shape needed is an inverted nonimaging compound parabolic concentrator (CPC). For direct mode operation, the detector is placed at the larger CPC aperture. Ray tracing of a CPC/ellipsoid reflectometer indicates that the throughput is high and isotropic. Design trade-offs and two-stage reflectometers employing a hemisphere and dual paraboloid primary are also discussed.
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