Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Bionanophotonics : An Introductory Textbook / Shuichi Kinoshita

By: Language: English Publication details: Singapore: Pan Stanford Publishing; ©2013Description: xiii, 497pISBN:
  • 9789814364713
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 571.455 KinB
Summary: 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.
List(s) this item appears in: New Arrivals 16-31 October 2025, Vol. 06, Issue 29
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Books Books Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati General Stacks Mechanical 571.455 KinB (11550) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy 1 Available 11550

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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.