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In article <web.3f785a16c6962328c8f6c1c60@news.povray.org>,
"Fabian Dortu" <Fab### [at] imec be> wrote:
> I would like to define a object by a refraction index distribution n =
> n(x,y,z). Then I would like to illuminate the object by laser light and
> observe the reflected light resulting from the index gradient in the
> material and the interference of the coherent light.
POV-Ray does not simulate variable IOR, it can only handle constant IOR.
Simulating variable IOR would require tracing curved rays, which would
be extremely slow to simulate accurately.
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Christopher James Huff <cja### [at] earthlinknet>
http://home.earthlink.net/~cjameshuff/
POV-Ray TAG: chr### [at] tagpovrayorg
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