The in‐line transmission of polycrystalline high‐density ceramics is discussed in terms of light scattering by pores. The Mie theory for light scattering is applied to calculate scattering coefficients using generalized parameters. Results are shown for scattering by spherical pores with uniform size and with a lognormal size distribution. Specific examples are given of the calculated transmission of alumina in the wavelength region 0.4–5 μm. Experimentally determined transmission curves of normally sintered and of hot‐pressed alumina are compared with calculated curves. The porosity, the position of the maximum, and the width of the lognormal distribution are treated as variables in the calculation. Good agreement with the experimental data is obtained.

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