Reflectance and transmittance of light scattering scales stacked on the wings of pierid butterflies

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4880-4890

  Stavenga, D G ^a   Giraldo, M A ^a   Hoenders, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL DESIGN; PIGMENTS;

BUTTERFLIES; BUTTERFLY WING; PIGMENTARY PROPERTIES;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 33744519716     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.004880     Document Type: Article

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