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]. For instance, Farran et al. [21] characterized orientation-dependent photonic bandgaps in scales of gold-dust weevils and titania-based artificial mimics of these scales obtained from sol–gelreplication, aiding in the production of customizable photonic bandgaps for novel optical materials.
On the
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customizable photonic bandgaps that might be used in novel optical materials.
Keywords: animal coloration; photonic crystal; polarization conversion; sol–gelreplication; weevil; Introduction
Animal coloration is produced by means of absorption, scattering, luminescence, and interference. The latter is
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Figure 1:
The gold-dust weevil Hypomeces squamosus. (a) A macro photo of the weevil with extended depth of fi...