Optical properties of the micro/nano structures of Morpho butterfly wing scales

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 175-181

  Liao, Guanglan ^a   Zuo, Haibo ^a   Cao, Yanbo ^a   Shi, Tielin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Micro nano structure; Morpho butterfly; Rigorous coupled wave analysis; Structural color

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING;

DIFFRACTION OF LIGHTS; MICRO/NANOSTRUCTURES; MORPHO BUTTERFLY; REFLECTION EFFICIENCY; REFRACTIVE INDEX INCREASE; RIGOROUS COUPLED WAVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL COLOR; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 77950840216     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-009-0297-8     Document Type: Article

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