Characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies

Natural photonic structures exhibit remarkable color effects such as metallic appearance and iridescence. A rigorous study of the electromagnetic response of such complex structures requires to accurately determine some of their relevant optical parameters, e.g. The dielectric constants of the mater...

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Autores principales: Skigin, Diana Carina, Inchaussandague, Marina Elizabeth
Publicado: 2015
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spelling paper:paper_0277786X_v9429_nJanuary_p_Macias2023-06-08T15:26:37Z Characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies Skigin, Diana Carina Inchaussandague, Marina Elizabeth Heuristic optimization Inverse problem Natural photonic crystals Biomimetics Characterization Dielectric materials Dispersion (waves) Inverse problems Mobile devices Optimization Permittivity Photonic devices Refractive index Biological structures Complex refractive index Constituent materials Dispersive dielectrics Electromagnetic response Frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity Heuristic optimization Natural photonic crystals Dispersions Natural photonic structures exhibit remarkable color effects such as metallic appearance and iridescence. A rigorous study of the electromagnetic response of such complex structures requires to accurately determine some of their relevant optical parameters, e.g. The dielectric constants of the materials involved. In a recent work, we have shown that heuristic optimization strategies are suitable tools for the retrieval of the complex refractive index of the materials comprising natural multilayer systems such as the Coleoptera's cuticle. Moreover, the numerical results obtained illustrate the great potential of this kind of algorithms not only for the study of natural photonic structures, but also for the design of biomimetic photonic devices for lightning, sensing or anti-counterfeiting applications. In a first stage, we assumed that the materials which comprise the layers are characterized by isotropic non-dispersive dielectric permittivities. However, it is well known that the cuticle of many Coleoptera exhibit anisotropy in their constituent materials, and also dispersion has been reported. In this contribution we improve our previous approach in order to have a more realistic and useful computational tool for the retrieval of the relevant parameters of biological structures. For this, we include, within the inversion algorithm, a dispersion model to describe the frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity of the layers' materials. Also, in order to guarantee the uniqueness of the solution and the convergence to the global optimum, we simultaneously include in the fitness function the information of several angles of incidence, as well as that of the p- and s-polarization states. © 2015 SPIE. Fil:Skigin, D.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Inchaussandague, M.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0277786X_v9429_nJanuary_p_Macias http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0277786X_v9429_nJanuary_p_Macias
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topic Heuristic optimization
Inverse problem
Natural photonic crystals
Biomimetics
Characterization
Dielectric materials
Dispersion (waves)
Inverse problems
Mobile devices
Optimization
Permittivity
Photonic devices
Refractive index
Biological structures
Complex refractive index
Constituent materials
Dispersive dielectrics
Electromagnetic response
Frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity
Heuristic optimization
Natural photonic crystals
Dispersions
spellingShingle Heuristic optimization
Inverse problem
Natural photonic crystals
Biomimetics
Characterization
Dielectric materials
Dispersion (waves)
Inverse problems
Mobile devices
Optimization
Permittivity
Photonic devices
Refractive index
Biological structures
Complex refractive index
Constituent materials
Dispersive dielectrics
Electromagnetic response
Frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity
Heuristic optimization
Natural photonic crystals
Dispersions
Skigin, Diana Carina
Inchaussandague, Marina Elizabeth
Characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies
topic_facet Heuristic optimization
Inverse problem
Natural photonic crystals
Biomimetics
Characterization
Dielectric materials
Dispersion (waves)
Inverse problems
Mobile devices
Optimization
Permittivity
Photonic devices
Refractive index
Biological structures
Complex refractive index
Constituent materials
Dispersive dielectrics
Electromagnetic response
Frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity
Heuristic optimization
Natural photonic crystals
Dispersions
description Natural photonic structures exhibit remarkable color effects such as metallic appearance and iridescence. A rigorous study of the electromagnetic response of such complex structures requires to accurately determine some of their relevant optical parameters, e.g. The dielectric constants of the materials involved. In a recent work, we have shown that heuristic optimization strategies are suitable tools for the retrieval of the complex refractive index of the materials comprising natural multilayer systems such as the Coleoptera's cuticle. Moreover, the numerical results obtained illustrate the great potential of this kind of algorithms not only for the study of natural photonic structures, but also for the design of biomimetic photonic devices for lightning, sensing or anti-counterfeiting applications. In a first stage, we assumed that the materials which comprise the layers are characterized by isotropic non-dispersive dielectric permittivities. However, it is well known that the cuticle of many Coleoptera exhibit anisotropy in their constituent materials, and also dispersion has been reported. In this contribution we improve our previous approach in order to have a more realistic and useful computational tool for the retrieval of the relevant parameters of biological structures. For this, we include, within the inversion algorithm, a dispersion model to describe the frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity of the layers' materials. Also, in order to guarantee the uniqueness of the solution and the convergence to the global optimum, we simultaneously include in the fitness function the information of several angles of incidence, as well as that of the p- and s-polarization states. © 2015 SPIE.
author Skigin, Diana Carina
Inchaussandague, Marina Elizabeth
author_facet Skigin, Diana Carina
Inchaussandague, Marina Elizabeth
author_sort Skigin, Diana Carina
title Characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies
title_short Characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies
title_full Characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies
title_fullStr Characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies
title_sort characterization of natural photonic structures by means of optimization strategies
publishDate 2015
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