Title :
Is the photonic crystal in the butterflies T. imperialis and P. sesostris optimal?
Author :
Poladian, Leon ; Large, Maryanne ; Padden, Whayne ; Lee, Kwan Hee ; Wickham, Shelley ; Beeton, Nick
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW
Abstract :
An identical triclinic photonic crystal occurs within the green scales of two unrelated species of butterfly: Teinopalpus imperialis and Parides sesostris. A photonic band structure calculation is performed to determine if the structure is optimal
Keywords :
bio-optics; biomimetics; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; Parides sesostris; Teinopalpus imperialis; photonic band structure; triclinic photonic crystal;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
