Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 31, Issue 7, 733002(2011)

Research on Optical Properties of Hierarchical Structure in Butterfly Wing Scales Based on Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis

Yang Xuefeng*, Shi Tielin, Zuo Haibo, Jiang Xuan, and Liao Guanglan
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    Yang Xuefeng, Shi Tielin, Zuo Haibo, Jiang Xuan, Liao Guanglan. Research on Optical Properties of Hierarchical Structure in Butterfly Wing Scales Based on Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2011, 31(7): 733002

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    Category: Vision, Color, and Visual Optics

    Received: Jan. 24, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 29, 2011

    The Author Email: Xuefeng Yang (yxfeng86hh@gmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201131.0733002

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