TY - JOUR
T1 - Natural photonic crystals
AU - Vigneron, J.P.
AU - Simonis, P.
PY - 2012/10/15
Y1 - 2012/10/15
N2 - Photonic structures appeared in nature several hundred millions years ago. In the living world, color is used for communication and this important function strongly impacts the individual chances of survival as well as the chances to reproduce. This has a statistical influence on species populations. Therefore, because they are involved in evolution, natural color-generating structures are from some point of view highly optimized. In this short review, a survey is presented of the development of natural photonic crystal-type structures occurring in insects, spiders, birds, fishes and other marine animals, in plants and more, from the standpoint of light-waves propagation. One-, two-, and three-dimensional structures will be reviewed with selected examples.
AB - Photonic structures appeared in nature several hundred millions years ago. In the living world, color is used for communication and this important function strongly impacts the individual chances of survival as well as the chances to reproduce. This has a statistical influence on species populations. Therefore, because they are involved in evolution, natural color-generating structures are from some point of view highly optimized. In this short review, a survey is presented of the development of natural photonic crystal-type structures occurring in insects, spiders, birds, fishes and other marine animals, in plants and more, from the standpoint of light-waves propagation. One-, two-, and three-dimensional structures will be reviewed with selected examples.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84865241329&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.physb.2011.12.130
DO - 10.1016/j.physb.2011.12.130
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84865241329
SN - 0921-4526
VL - 407
SP - 4032
EP - 4036
JO - Physica B: Condensed Matter
JF - Physica B: Condensed Matter
IS - 20
ER -
