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Preamble

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The optical properties of matter are intrinsically linked to morphology. It is the vast range of possible forms, structures, and arrangements of matter, and their characteristic length scales, which give rise to the great wealth of optical phenomena we observe.

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Dolan, J.A. (2018). Preamble. In: Gyroid Optical Metamaterials. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03011-7_1

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