Confined blue iridescence by a diffracting microstructure: An optical investigation of the cynandra opis butterfly

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 5282-5289

  Brink, Daniel J ^a   Lee, Mike E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

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EID: 0043233952     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.005282     Document Type: Article

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