The sea mouse and the photonic crystal

McPhedran, RC; Nicorovici, NA; McKenzie, DR; Botten, LC; Parker, AR; Rouse, GW

The sea mouse and the photonic crystal

McPhedran, RC Nicorovici, NA McKenzie, DR Botten, LC

Parker, AR Rouse, GW

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2001, 54 (4), pp. 241 - 244
Issue Date:: 2001-12-05

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dc.contributor.author	McPhedran, RC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nicorovici, NA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McKenzie, DR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Botten, LC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-6954	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Parker, AR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rouse, GW	en_US
dc.date.issued	2001-12-05	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2001, 54 (4), pp. 241 - 244	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0004-9425	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/3216
dc.description.abstract	Sea mice (Aphroditidae, Polychaeta) are furry-looking marine worms that forage on, or in, the sea-bed. They are distinguished by an amazing iridescence along the lower sides of the body, associated with both hairs and spines known as chaetae. We show by electron microscopic and optical analysis that the iridescence of spines is caused by a highly regular, sub-micron scale structure resembling that being developed for photonic crystals, and that in fact the sea mouse exploits a partial photonic band gap to achieve its remarkable coloration effects.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Chemistry	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1071/CH01054	en_US
dc.subject.classification	General Chemistry	en_US
dc.title	The sea mouse and the photonic crystal	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	54	en_US
utslib.for	0105 Mathematical Physics	en_US
utslib.for	0205 Optical Physics	en_US
utslib.for	03 Chemical Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	54	en_US

Abstract:

Sea mice (Aphroditidae, Polychaeta) are furry-looking marine worms that forage on, or in, the sea-bed. They are distinguished by an amazing iridescence along the lower sides of the body, associated with both hairs and spines known as chaetae. We show by electron microscopic and optical analysis that the iridescence of spines is caused by a highly regular, sub-micron scale structure resembling that being developed for photonic crystals, and that in fact the sea mouse exploits a partial photonic band gap to achieve its remarkable coloration effects.

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