Photonic Crystals: 3D Network Magnetophotonic Crystals Fabricated on Morpho Butterfly Wing Templates (Adv. Funct. Mater. 10/2012)

AbstractThis work explores an alternative vapor sensing mechanism through analyzing dynamic desorption process from butterfly wings for the differentiation of both individual and mixed vapors quantitatively. Morpho butterfly wings have been used in differentiating individual vapors, but it is challenging to use them for the differentiation of mixed vapor quantitatively. This paper demonstrates the use of Morpho butterfly wings for the sensitive and selective detection of closely related vapors in mixtures. Principal components analysis (PCA) is used to process the reflectance spectra of the wing scales during dynamic desorption of different vapors. With the desorption-based detection mechanism, individual vapors with different concentrations and mixed vapors with different mixing ratios can be differentiated using the butterfly wing based sensors. Both the original butterfly wings and butterfly wings with surface modification show the capability in distinguishing vapors in mixtures, which may offer a guideline for further improving selectivity and sensitivity of bioinspired sensors.

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Light guidance in photonic structures of Morpho butterfly wing scales

Applied Physics A ◽

10.1007/s00339-020-03948-x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 126 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Magali Thomé ◽

Elodie Richalot ◽

Serge Berthier

Keyword(s):

Butterfly Wing ◽

Photonic Structures ◽

Morpho Butterfly ◽

Light Guidance ◽

Wing Scales

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Development of a digital holographic microscope for observation of Morpho butterfly wing scales

10.1109/telfor52709.2021.9653260 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Maja Zivic ◽

Petar Atanasijevic ◽

Marko Barjaktarovic

Keyword(s):

Butterfly Wing ◽

Morpho Butterfly ◽

Wing Scales

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A dual weighted residual method applied to complex periodic gratings

Proceedings of The Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ◽

10.1098/rspa.2013.0176 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 469 (2160) ◽

pp. 20130176 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Natacha H. Lord ◽

Anthony J. Mulholland

Keyword(s):

Error Estimate ◽

Electromagnetic Waves ◽

A Posteriori ◽

Butterfly Wing ◽

Weighted Residual Method ◽

Acceptable Accuracy ◽

Computational Mesh ◽

Diffraction Geometry ◽

Periodic Transformation ◽

Morpho Butterfly

An extension of the dual weighted residual (DWR) method to the analysis of electromagnetic waves in a periodic diffraction grating is presented. Using the α ,0-quasi-periodic transformation, an upper bound for the a posteriori error estimate is derived. This is then used to solve adaptively the associated Helmholtz problem. The goal is to achieve an acceptable accuracy in the computed diffraction efficiency while keeping the computational mesh relatively coarse. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the advantage of using DWR over the global a posteriori error estimate approach. The application of the method in biomimetic, to address the complex diffraction geometry of the Morpho butterfly wing is also discussed.

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Gyroid cuticular structures in butterfly wing scales: biological photonic crystals

Journal of The Royal Society Interface ◽

10.1098/rsif.2007.1065 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 5 (18) ◽

pp. 85-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 235

Author(s):

K Michielsen ◽

D.G Stavenga

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystals ◽

Photonic Band Gap ◽

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Butterfly Wing ◽

Filling Fraction ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Cuticular Structure ◽

Cuticular Structures ◽

Wing Scales

We present a systematic study of the cuticular structure in the butterfly wing scales of some papilionids ( Parides sesostris and Teinopalpus imperialis ) and lycaenids ( Callophrys rubi , Cyanophrys remus , Mitoura gryneus and Callophrys dumetorum ). Using published scanning and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images, analytical modelling and computer-generated TEM micrographs, we find that the three-dimensional cuticular structures can be modelled by gyroid structures with various filling fractions and lattice parameters. We give a brief discussion of the formation of cubic gyroid membranes from the smooth endoplasmic reticulum in the scale's cell, which dry and harden to leave the cuticular structure behind when the cell dies. The scales of C. rubi are a potentially attractive biotemplate for producing three-dimensional optical photonic crystals since for these scales the cuticle-filling fraction is nearly optimal for obtaining the largest photonic band gap in a gyroid structure.

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