Structural coloration: advancements and challenges

Dohyun Kang; Junsuk Rho

doi:10.3788/PI.2024.C04

Photonics Insights, Volume. 3, Issue 2, C04(2024)

Structural coloration: advancements and challenges

Dohyun Kang¹ and Junsuk Rho^1,2,3,4、*

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Republic of Korea

²Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Republic of Korea

³Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Republic of Korea

⁴POSCO-POSTECH-RIST Convergence Research Center for Flat Optics and Metaphotonics, Pohang, Republic of Korea

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Paper Information

Category: Commentaries

Received: May. 13, 2024

Accepted: May. 22, 2024

Published Online: Jun. 11, 2024

The Author Email: Rho Junsuk (jsrho@postech.ac.kr)

DOI:10.3788/PI.2024.C04

CSTR:32396.14.PI.2024.C04

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