A biological sub-micron thickness optical broadband reflector characterized using both light and microwaves

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Vukusic, P ^a   Kelly, R ^a   Hooper, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Diffraction; Iridescence; Multilayer interference; Structural colour

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; DIFFRACTION; LIGHT; MICROWAVES; MULTILAYERS; REFLECTION;

BROAD BANDS; BROADBAND REFLECTIVITY; BROADBAND REFLECTOR; BUTTERFLY; COHERENT SCATTERING; IRIDESCENCE; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MULTILAYER INTERFERENCE; MULTILAYER REFLECTORS; NANOSTRUCTURAL; NATURAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL REFLECTOR; OUTER SURFACE; REFLECTING SURFACE; STRUCTURAL COLOUR; SUBMICRON;

OPTICAL MULTILAYERS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; ANIMAL; BUTTERFLY; FORELIMB; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY;

PIGMENT;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; LIGHT; MICROWAVES; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; WING;

EID: 65349143102     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0345.focus     Document Type: Article

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