Broad-Band chiral reflectors based on Nano-Structured biological materials

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2009, Pages 75-79

  Brink, D J ^a   van der Berg, N G ^a   Prinsloo, L C ^a   Botha, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chiral reflectors; Circularly polarised light; Helicoidal structures; Nano photonics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; BROAD BANDS; CHIRAL REFLECTORS; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; HELICOIDAL STRUCTURE; LAYER THICKNESS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; NANO-STRUCTURED; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; ULTRA-THIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT REFLECTION; NANOSTRUCTURES; REFLECTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; REFLECTION;

EID: 78651573815     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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