Quasi-ordered photonic structures colour the bluespotted ribbontail ray

J. Bouchat, F. Cortesi, K. Cheney, P. Vukusic, N. Justin Marshall, O. Deparis, S. R. Mouchet

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Abstract

Due to the scarcity of blue colour exhibited by natural organisms, highlighting the underlying this colour mechanisms is always very impactful for the understanding of the natural world. In this research, the colour of the blue rounded spots occurring in the skin of Taeniura lymma stingray was unveiled by a combination of experimental and numerical techniques. Our results demonstrated that this blue colour arises from coherent scattering in quasi-ordered photonic structures occurring in the skin of this stingray.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
Pages1126-1127
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event13th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2023 - Paris, France
Duration: 18 Jul 202321 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2023
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period18/07/2321/07/23

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