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...

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Main Authors: Burresi, Matteo, Cortese, Lorenzo, Pattelli, Lorenzo, Kolle, Mathias, Vukusic, Peter, Wiersma, Diederik S., Steiner, Ullrich, Vignolini, Silvia
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91218
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7395-8824

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