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XVIII. PHYSICAL OPTICS OF INVERTEBRATE EYESAcademic and Research StaffProf. G. D. BernardGraduate StudentsJ. L. AllenF. BeltranRESEARCH OBJECTIVESThe dioptrics of the compound eyes of invertebrates may contain a number of struc-tures with dimensions of the order of a wavelength of light. Examples are cornealnipples on the front corneal surface, layers within the cornea and crystalline cone,rhabdomeres, and pigment granules.We are interested in understanding the effect of such structures on light scatteredfrom and transmitted through the eye, and in understanding what they are doing for theanimal.This work involves: (i) determination of the geometry and electrical properties;(ii) measurements of optical scattering and transmission properties with actual eyesused; (iii) microwave measurements of scaled models; and, (iv) theoretical models.G. D. BernardThis work is supported by the Joint Services Electronics Programs (U. S. Army,U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force) under Contract DA 36-039-AMC-03200(E).QPR No. 84 121

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