Integrating cavity absorption meter

Scattering effects have always been an important systematic problem in absorption measurements. A new integrating cavity absorption meter has been developed that, in principle, is rigorously independent of scattering effects. The theoretical basis for this integrating cavity device is developed and applied to a generic experimental device: a one-dimensional model is described that demonstrates qualitatively the observed deviations from ideal; details of an actual device are provided; and experimental results for the absorption coefficient of aqueous solutions with various absorptions and with various concentrations of scatterers are presented.

E. S. Fry, G. W. Kattawar, R. M. Pope, "Integrating cavity absorption meter," Appl. Opt.,31, 2055-2065 (1992).