Biological polarized light reflectors in stomatopod crustaceans

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5888, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-9

  Chiou, Tsyr Huei ^a   Cronin, Thomas W ^a   Caldwell, Roy L ^b   Marshall, Justin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological signal; Polarization vision; Polarized light; Stomatopod; Structural polarization

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MULTILAYERS; POLARIMETERS; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISION;

BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL; POLARIZATION VISION; STOMATOPOD; STRUCTURAL POLARIZATION;

MIRRORS;

EID: 29244443970     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.613117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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