Essays about: "Helicoidal structures"

Found 1 essay containing the words Helicoidal structures.

  1. 1. Optical Studies ofNano-Structures in the BeetleCetonia Aurata

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Rizwana Shamim; [2009]
    Keywords : Cetonia aurata; Mueller-matrix ellipsometry; Helicoidal structures; Left-handed circularly polarized light;

    Abstract :       The main objective of this thesis is to study the polarization effects of the beetle Cetonia aurata using Mueller-matrix ellipsometry. The outer shell of the beetle consists of complex microstructures which control the polarization of the reflected light. It has metallic appearance which originates from helicoidal structures. READ MORE