Reflectivity of the gyroid biophotonic crystals in the ventral wing scales of the Green Hairstreak butterfly, Callophrys rubi

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 46, 2010, Pages 765-771

  Michielsen, K ^a   De Raedt, H ^b   Stavenga, D G ^b  

^a EMBD   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Gyroid; Lycaenidae; Photonic bandgap materials; Structural colour

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; POLARIZATION; REFLECTION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

BIO PHOTONICS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; PHOTONIC BANDGAP MATERIALS; POLARIZATION EFFECT; REFLECTIVITY SPECTRA; SCATTERING DIAGRAMS; STRUCTURAL COLOUR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

COLOR;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CALLOPHRYS RUBI; COLOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GYROID BIOPHOTONIC CRYSTAL; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

CALLOPHRYS RUBI; LYCAENIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; THECLINAE;

EID: 77951685688     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0352     Document Type: Article

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