Polarization is only 1/3 component of the physical properties of lightwave interaction. Interference and diffraction also should have a tremendous effect on how light wraps around an object.

And I would argue scientific accuracy has been a major part of OTOY's DNA (I've watched every "state of otoy ...

https://youtube.com/@mandyxia8428?si=jyLOK4jYcdkD4ANj

Would LOVE to someday soon see a "Wave Optics" kernel in Octane! Can't think of anything more scientifically accurate than the literal simulation of light waves (Interference, diffraction, and polarization)!