Publication detail

AFM imaging of natural optical structures

DALLAEVA, D. TOMANEK, P. PROKOPYEVA, E. KASPAR, P. GRMELA, L. SKARVADA, P.

Original Title

AFM imaging of natural optical structures

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The colors of some living organisms assosiated with the surface structure. Irridesence butterfly wings is an example of such coloration. Optical effects such as interference, diffraction, polarization are responsible for physical colors appearance. Alongside with amazing beauty this structure represent interest for design of optical devices. Here we report the results of morphology investigation by atomic force microscopy. The difference in surface structure of black and blue wings areas is clearly observed. It explains the angle dependence of the wing blue color, since these micrometer and sub-micrometer quasiperiodical structures could control the light propagation, absorption and reflection.

Keywords

atomic force microscopy, cross-section, structural color, butterfly wings, biological optical structure

Authors

DALLAEVA, D.; TOMANEK, P.; PROKOPYEVA, E.; KASPAR, P.; GRMELA, L.; SKARVADA, P.

RIV year

2015

Released

7. 1. 2015

Publisher

SPIE

Location

USA

ISBN

0277-786X

Periodical

Proceedings of SPIE

Year of study

9442

Number

9442

State

United States of America

Pages from

944209-1

Pages to

944209-8

Pages count

8