Bright-White Beetle Scales Optimise Multiple Scattering of Light
Whiteness arises from diffuse and broadband reflection of light typically achieved through optical scattering in randomly structured media. In contrast to structural colour due to coherent scattering, white appearance generally requires a relatively thick system comprising randomly positioned high r...
Main Authors: | Burresi, Matteo, Cortese, Lorenzo, Pattelli, Lorenzo, Kolle, Mathias, Vukusic, Peter, Wiersma, Diederik S., Steiner, Ullrich, Vignolini, Silvia |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Nature Publishing Group
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91218 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7395-8824 |
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