DocumentCode
690150
Title
Color production by isotropic nanostructures with short-range order in bird feather barbs
Author
Hui Cao ; Heeso Noh ; Seng-Fett Liew ; Saranathan, Vinodkumar ; Prum, Richard ; Forster, J. ; Dufresne, Eric ; Mochrie, Simon
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We studied how the short-range-ordered nanostructures in bird feather barbs create angle-invariant colors. By manipulating the interplay between light scattering and absorption, we fabricated biomimetic nanostructures that produce isotropic color.
Keywords
biomimetics; colour; light scattering; nanobiotechnology; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; angle-invariant colors; biomimetic nanostructures; bird feather barbs; color production; isotropic nanostructures; light absorption; light scattering; short-range-ordered nanostructures; Birds; Color; Feathers; Films; Image color analysis; Nanostructures; Scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834543
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