Nanostructural basis of rainbow-like iridescence in common bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera feathers

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 14625-14636

  Xiao, Ming ^a   Dhinojwala, Ali ^a   Shawkey, Matthew ^b  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

BRONZEWING; COLOR GRADIENTS; MULTILAYER INTERFERENCE; NANOSTRUCTURAL; OPTICAL MODELING; STRUCTURAL COLOR;

TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84902952703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.014625     Document Type: Article

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