Abstract
The brightest and most vivid natural colours arise from the interaction of light with periodic micro- or nanostructures. While the physics of structural colours is well understood, it remains a challenge to create artificial replicas of natural photonic structures [1–3]. In this chapter we use a self-organisation process for the efficient and scaleable fabrication of photonic structures, which mimic the colour mixing effect found on the wings of the Indonesian butterfly Papilio blumei. Furthermore, we show that a conceptual variation to the natural structure leads to enhanced optical properties. This significantly extends earlier attempts [4–6], which were limited in terms of versatilely and scalability.
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Kolle, M. (2011). Mimicry of Papilio blumei’s Colourful Wing Scale Structure. In: Photonic Structures Inspired by Nature. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15169-9_7
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