Light micro-lensing effect in biosilica shells of diatoms microalgae

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6992, Issue , 2008, Pages

  De Tommasi, E ^a   De Stefano, L ^a   Rea, I ^a,b   Moretti, L ^a,c   De Stefano, M ^d   Rendina, I ^a  

^a CNR IMM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio inspired photonics; Diatoms; Micro and nano lensing

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

(2+1) DIMENSIONS; (PL) PROPERTIES; BIOSILICA; CENTRIC DIATOMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM); HYDRATED SILICA; MICRO ALGAE; MICRO-LENSING; MICRO-OPTICS; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); ORGANIC VAPORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL (PHC); REGULAR ARRAYS;

ALGAE;

EID: 45149083016     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.781021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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