Before revision: The optical properties of matter include: Refraction and the material's refraction indexReflection and the material's albedo or reflectanceTransmittance Absorption Fluorescence Phosphorescence Photoluminescence Optical bistability TurbidityDispersionDichroismScattering Birefringence Optical activity Perceived color Photosensitivity A basic distinction is between isotropic materials, which exhibit the same properties regardless of the direction of the light, and anisotropic ones, which exhibit different properties when light passes through them in different directions.
After revision: The optical properties of matter include: Refractive indexDispersionTransmittance and Transmission coefficientAbsorptionScatteringTurbidityReflectance and Reflectivity (reflection coefficient)AlbedoPerceived color Fluorescence Phosphorescence Photoluminescence Optical bistability Dichroism Birefringence Optical activity Photosensitivity A basic distinction is between isotropic materials, which exhibit the same properties regardless of the direction of the light, and anisotropic ones, which exhibit different properties when light passes through them in different directions.