Search for an optimal light-extracting surface derived from the morphology of a firefly lantern

Optical Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Bay, Annick ^a   Sarrazin, Michaël ^a   Vigneron, Jean Pol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

External efficiency; Firefly; Improvement; Light extraction; Photonic crystal

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY; FIREFLY; IMPROVEMENT; LIGHT EXTRACTION; POINT OF VIEWS;

FIRE PROTECTION; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

BIOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84880586649     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.52.2.028001     Document Type: Article

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