Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 5, 0523002(2021)

Micro-Nano Structure and Optical Characteristics of Achillidesbianor Cramer Scales

Long Wang1、*, Liuying Wang1, Kejun Xu1, Gu Liu1, Nengjun Yang1, and Ping Li1
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  • 1Combat Support Academy, The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xian, Shaanxi 710025, China
  • 1Combat Support Academy, The Chinese People′s Liberation Army Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710025, China
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    To explore the optical characteristics and formation mechanism of Achillidesbianor Cramer scales, the discoloration experiment of butterfly scales is carried out by filling alcohol solution and changing the incident angle. The microstructures of the forewing and hindwing scales are observed and analyzed in this paper. The bionic structure model of the scales with structure color is constructed, and the reflection spectrum characteristics of the scales film structure are simulated by using the transfer matrix method. The surfaces of the yellow-green and cyan areas on the edge of the scales of the Achillidesbianor Cramer are composed of the dark-brown base scales of the lower honeycomb grid light-trapping structure and the colored scales of the upper fold and pit-like film structure. The colored scales are formed by mixing 2 structural colors at the bottom of the surface micro-pits and the side walls, and it is sensitive to organic solution and light conditions due to the influence of the structure of natural photonic crystal film and its fine size. The unique optical characteristics of the Achillidesbianor Cramer scales can provide some reference for the field of bionic intelligent materials, such as adaptive color changing camouflage, sensor detection and so on.

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    Long Wang, Liuying Wang, Kejun Xu, Gu Liu, Nengjun Yang, Ping Li. Micro-Nano Structure and Optical Characteristics of Achillidesbianor Cramer Scales[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(5): 0523002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Sep. 7, 2020

    Accepted: Nov. 2, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Wang Long (waloxs@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0523002

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