Title
Using polarized light to investigate shell structure of sea dwelling organisms
Date Issued
21 July 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Jones J.A.
Metzler R.A.
D'Addario A.J.
Burgess C.
Regan B.
Spano S.
Cvarch B.
Universidad Colgate
Publisher(s)
Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
Abstract
We present our work on using polarized light to investigate the structure of nacre in three shelled species: bivalve, cephalopod and gastropods. Data were collected using imaging polarimetry of monochromatic light passing through thin samples.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Óptica
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85165733882
Source
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
Resource of which it is part
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN of the container
21622701
ISBN of the container
9781943580194
Conference
Frontiers in Optics, FiO 2016
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus