Short-range order and near-field effects on optical scattering and structural coloration.
Liew SF, Forster J, Noh H, Schreck CF, Saranathan V, Lu X, Yang L, Prum RO, O'Hern CS, Dufresne ER, Cao H. Short-range order and near-field effects on optical scattering and structural coloration. Optics Express 2011, 19: 8208-17. PMID: 21643071, DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.008208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-range orderNear-field effectsWide wavelength rangeWavelength-dependent lightOptical scatteringWavelength rangeSingle scatteringMultiple scatteringFree pathScattering strengthScatteringColor generationStructural colorationSimilar biological structuresBiological structuresLightStructureBiomimetic structures