Analysis of Optical Model and Mechanism of Polarization Identification for Mantis Shrimps Eyes

DOI

10.2991/icmse-15.2015.142How to use a DOI?

Keywords

mantis shrimp eyes, index ellipsoid, linear polarized light, circular polarized light

Abstract

Mantis shrimp eyes possess apposition compound eyes, complex visual systems, and unique ability of polarization identification. Within row 5 and row 6 in the mid-band of mantis shrimp eyes, the arrangement of microvilli in retina cells (R1-8) provides possibility of polarization identification. This paper analyses the structure of rhabdome in the mantis shrimp ommatidia. According to the birefringence of microvilli layer of R8 cells, the alternate microvilli layers of R1-7 was simulated by calculating method of index ellipsoid and the layers can be simplified to a cuboid-shaped uniaxial crystal which optical axis is parallel to the direction of rhabdome. Then, we introduce a kind of simplified model of the polarization system for mantis shrimps eyes. Meanwhile, based on the absorption of microvilli, we analyses the way mantis shrimp identify linear polarized light and circular polarized light.

Copyright

© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Zhiying Liu
AU  - Qifan Zhu
AU  - Yuegang Fu
AU  - Qiuwei Ding
PY  - 2015/12
DA  - 2015/12
TI  - Analysis of Optical Model and Mechanism of Polarization Identification for Mantis Shrimps Eyes
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 6th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 792
EP  - 798
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icmse-15.2015.142
DO  - 10.2991/icmse-15.2015.142
ID  - Liu2015/12
ER  -