Does light refraction play a role in bubble iridescence?

[Karagoz]

We know interference of waves play a role in causing "colors" on soap bubbles.

But does light refraction play a role in bubble iridescence?

When the light wave travels into the soap bubble surface, won't it refract since the wave is into a different matter (what matter the soap bubble surface is made of)?

 

[CWatters]

What do you mean by "break"?

Refraction will occur but a soap bubble film is quite thin so the colours aren't separated very much.

 

[pixel]

When the light wave travels into the soap bubble surface, won't it refract since the wave is into a different matter (what matter the soap bubble surface is made of)?

Yes. Then it internally reflects off the second soap bubble surface, refracts back into air and interferes with the light that reflected off the first bubble surface. The angle of refraction will determine the optical path length of the light in the bubble material and therefore the wavelength of the light that undergoes constructively interference.

Just curious why you are asking this.