Electromagnetic characterization of millimetre-scale replicas of the gyroid photonic crystal found in the butterfly Parides sesostris

Interface Focus

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 645-650

  Pouya, C ^a   Vukusic, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gyroid; Parides sesostris; Photonic crystal; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865365008     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0091     Document Type: Article

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