Image contrast immersion method for measuring refractive index applied to spider silks

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 19182-19189

  Little, Douglas J ^a   Kane, D M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFRACTIVE INDEX; USER INTERFACES;

ABBE NUMBER; IMAGE CONTRASTS; IMMERSION METHOD; INDEX MATCHING; SPIDER SILKS;

SILK;

FIBERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REFRACTIVITY; SILK; WEAVING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; IMMERSION; METHODOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY; SILK; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; IMMERSION; REFRACTOMETRY; SILK; SPIDERS;

EID: 80053293836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.019182     Document Type: Article

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