Bionanophotonics : an introductory textbook / Shuichi Kinoshita.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinoshita, Shuichi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photobiochemistry.

Photobiology.

Nanophotonics.

Structural colors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. : Pan Stanford Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text places a special emphasis on the detailed physical basis for the optical processes that are deeply connected with the structural colours, and also on the biological and physiological bases concerning how a variety of animals are seen by human vision.

Structural colors in living beings are one of the most marvelous arts that nature has ever created during the long history of the evolution. These colors originate from surprisingly sophisticated microstructures which gave rise to a new field of research-bionanophotonics. This book occupies a special position among similar books in the field of photonics, because it places a special emphasis on the detailed physical basis for the optical processes that are deeply connected with the structural colors, and also on the biological and physiological bases concerning what a variety of animals are living and how they are seen by human vision. In addition, it contains ample examples for the recent technological advances in photonics that are rooted in the nature.

Contents:

Introduction Light and Color Thin-Layer Interference Diffraction of Light and Diffraction Grating Photonic Crystals Light Scattering FDTD Method and Its Applications

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-429-08846-9

981-4364-72-X

9780429088469

OCLC:

857078792