Young S R, Martin G R
Vision Res. 1984;24(2):129-37. doi: 10.1016/0042-6989(84)90098-1.
A wave optical model was used to analyse the scattering properties of avian retinal oil droplets. Computations for the near field region showed that oil droplets perform significant light collection in cone photoreceptors and so enhance outer segment photon capture rates. Scattering by the oil droplet of the principal cone of a double cone pair, combined with accessory cone dichroic absorption under conditions of transverse illumination, may mediate avian polarization sensitivity.
采用波动光学模型分析鸟类视网膜油滴的散射特性。近场区域的计算结果表明，油滴在视锥光感受器中能有效收集光线，从而提高外段光子捕获率。双锥对主视锥的油滴散射，与横向照明条件下副视锥的二向色性吸收相结合，可能介导鸟类的偏振敏感性。
