Circularly polarized colour reflection from helicoidal structures in the beetle Plusiotis boucardi

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Jewell, S A ^a   Vukusic, P ^a   Roberts, N W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS; POLARIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WAVELENGTH;

HELICOIDAL STRUCTURES; MULTI-LAYER OPTICS MODELS; REFLECTED LIGHT; REFLECTIVITY SPECTRA;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

EID: 34247532360     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/9/4/099     Document Type: Article

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