DocumentCode
520930
Title
Double scattering of light from biophotonic nanostructures with short-range order
Author
Noh, Heeso ; Liew, Seng Fatt ; Saranathan, Vinodkumar ; Prum, Richard O. ; Dufresne, Eric R. ; Mochrie, Simon G J ; Cao, Hui
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We investigate the mechanism for coloration of isotropic nanostructures with short-range order in bird feather barbs. While the primary spectral peak originates from single scattering, double scattering of light contributes additional spectral features.
Keywords
Biophotonics; Birds; Electrons; Feathers; Frequency; Light scattering; Nanostructures; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; X-ray scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500534
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