Structural colour in animals - Simple to complex optics

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 315-322

  Parker, Andrew R ^a   Martini, Natalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Optical reflectors; Structural colour

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ENGINEERING; OPTICAL ENGINEERS; STRUCTURAL COLOR;

COLOR; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIRRORS;

OPTICS;

EID: 33144478754     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.06.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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