OPTICAL DIFFRACTION BY THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE WING OF A MOTH

被引：18

作者：

BRINK, DJ ^{[1
]}

SMIT, JE ^{[1
]}

LEE, ME ^{[1
]}

MOLLER, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV NORTH,ELECTRON MICROSCOPY UNIT,SOVENGA,SOUTH AFRICA

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 27期

关键词：

STRUCTURAL COLORS; OPTICAL DIFFRACTION; INSECT OPTICS;

D O I：

10.1364/AO.34.006049

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

On the wing of the moth Trichoplusia orichalcea a prominent, apparently highly reflective, golden spot can be seen. Scales from this area of the wing exhibit a regular microstructure resembling a submicrometer herringbone pattern. We show that a diffraction process from this structure is responsible for the observed optical properties, such as directionality, brightness variations, polarization, and color.

引用

页码：6049 / 6057

页数：9

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