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
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;
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
