Title :
A full electromagnetic analysis of the structural color of insects
Author :
Lee, R. Todd ; Smith, Glenn S.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta
Abstract :
Our objective is to analyze the butterfly wing using a new formulation for periodic structures in the FDTD method. In our approach, only a single periodic cell is modeled, so only one of the nine cells is needed. The structure is illuminated by a normally-incident plane wave, and the far-zone scattered field is calculated.
Keywords :
brightness; colour; electromagnetic devices; electromagnetic waves; finite difference time-domain analysis; butterfly wing; full electromagnetic analysis; insects; single periodic cell; structural color; Color; Electromagnetic analysis; Finite difference methods; Insects; Light scattering; Periodic structures; Reflectivity; Shape measurement; Time domain analysis; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396505
