OPTICAL COATINGS: Antireflection coatings replicate moth-eye features

摘要

Scientists continue to find Inspiration in biological plants and animals as they work toward developing practical photonic systems (see www.laserfocus-world.com/articles/286501 and www. laserfocusworld.com/articles/250393). Biomimetics is again playing a role for researchers at the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) and Portland State University (Portland, OR), who have developed antireflection coatings that mimic antireflective moth eyes.