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Diffuse White Structural Coloration from Multilayer Reflectors in a Squid
Author(s) -
Bell George R. R.,
Mäthger Lydia M.,
Gao Meng,
Senft Stephen L.,
Kuzirian Alan M.,
Kattawar George W.,
Hanlon Roger T.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201400383
Subject(s) - materials science , squid , white light , white (mutation) , structural coloration , optics , optoelectronics , photonic crystal , ecology , biology , biochemistry , physics , gene
The white stripes of the pyjama squid ( Sepioloidea lineolata ) contain multilayer reflectors with an unordered plate arrangement, enabling reflectance of diffuse white light over a range of viewing angles. Ultrastructural analysis and mathematical modeling are employed to elucidate functional mechanisms of diffuse reflectance. This optical system may provide a bio‐inspired template for low‐energy, reflectance‐based synthetic displays.