Published May 15, 2007
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Journal article
Insights from nature: Optical biomimetics
- 1. Optical Fibre Technology Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (Australia) and School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
- 2. Optical Fibre Technology Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
- 3. School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
Description
This paper reviews some examples of structural colour in nature, and examples in which these structures have served as a direct inspiration for technological applications, for example, in display technology or optical security. In other cases, biological structures suggest a new perspective on optical design. In this paper, we explore two examples of this approach. In one case we examine the role of an evolutionary constraint (low refractive index contrasts), and in the other the need to satisfy several different design objectives simultaneously
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physb.2006.12.016;
- PII
- S0921-4526(06)01906-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica. B, Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 394
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 229-232
- ISSN
- 0921-4526
- CODEN
- PHYBE3
Conference
- Title
- 7. international conference on electrical transport and optical properties of inhomogeneous media
- Dates
- 9-13 Jul 2006
- Place
- Sydney (Australia)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38087887
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COLOR; CRYSTALS; DESIGN; OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REVIEWS
- Descriptors DEC
- DOCUMENT TYPES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.