Before revision: Optical properties as a subfield of optics refer to the properties of matter with respect to light and their interaction which is studied in optical physics: Refraction and the material's refraction index Polarization Reflection and the material's albedo or reflectance Absorption Photoluminescence (fluorescence) Transmittance Diffraction Dispersion Scattering Birefringence Color (Photosensitivity) A basic distinction is between isotropic and anisotropic materials that show either the same or different properties respectively in all spatial directions.
After revision: DichroismOptical properties as a subfield of optics refer to the properties of matter with respect to light and their interaction which is studied in optical physics: Refraction and the material's refraction index Polarization Reflection and the material's albedo or reflectance Absorption Photoluminescence (fluorescence) Transmittance Diffraction Dispersion Scattering Birefringence Color (Photosensitivity) A basic distinction is between isotropic and anisotropic materials that show either the same or different properties respectively in all spatial directions.