Optical Biomimetics

Index

A

absorption, 108

Ancyluris meliboeus, 157

anti-counterfeiting patterns, 100–4

colour change, 102–3

calculated reflectivity of a succession of multilayered planes, 104

calculated spectra of different elements, 103

chromaticity coordinates a motif, 104

coloured effect linked to polarisation, 102

luminosity change, 103–4

chromaticity coordinates of a motif, 104

same colour presentation without a polariser, 105

anti-reflection devices, 108–46

anti-reflection, 110–13

anti-reflective coatings, 110–11

reflectance as a function of wavelength for AR coatings, 112

single, double and multi-layer coatings, 112–13

single thin film anti-reflection coating schematic, 111

biomimetic non-silicon structures for anti-reflection, 133–6

diamond based,