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D'Ambrosio, C.; Inchaussandague, M.; Skigin, D.; Barreira, A.; Tubaro, P. "Structural colour in Tersina viridis" (2017) Optica Pura y Aplicada. 50(3):279-288
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Abstract:

The colour of birds' plumage is due to the presence of pigments as well as to frequency selective structural effects produced by the interaction of light with the photonic microstructure that constitutes the feather barbs. The species Swallow Tanager, of the family Thraupidae, exhibits sexual dichromatism: males have blue plumage and females green. In addition, the feathers show an iridescent reflectance, which changes as the angle between the directions of incidence and observation is varied. In order to investigate the mechanisms of colour generation in the feathers of the Swallow Tanager species, we study their electromagnetic response. First, we obtained TEM images of the barbs' cross section, which revealed a microstructure consisting of quasi-spherical air cavities embedded in a ß-keratin matrix. To obtain the relevant geometric parameters of the structure, we performed a detailed statistical analysis of the images. These parameters, together with the optical properties of the constituent materials, determine the electromagnetic behaviour of the structure. To calculate the reflectance of a barb, we used two theoretical approaches. First, we applied a simplified model based on Fourier analysis, which relies on the single-particle scattering hypothesis. This method provides useful information about the spectral position of the dominant reflectance peak in the visible region of the spectrum. However, this approach does not account for multiple scattering effects which could produce additional features. Then, we investigate the optical response by applying the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) method, which is a rigorous theoretical formalism for the calculation of the reflectance of structures formed by a stack of spheres embedded in a material medium. We performed numerical simulations, paying special attention to the influence of the geometrical characteristics of the microstructure on the optical response of the barbs. The KKR curves exhibit an enhancement in the UV region, which is in agreement with the measured reflectance of Swallow Tanager. These results evidence the potential of the KKR formalism to accurately reproduce the electromagnetic response of natural structures and to reveal features that cannot be explained using the Fourier approach. The results obtained confirm that the quasi-ordered spongy structure produces coherent scattering and therefore is the responsible for the colour of the Swallow Tanager. © Sociedad Española de óptica.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Structural colour in Tersina viridis
Autor:D'Ambrosio, C.; Inchaussandague, M.; Skigin, D.; Barreira, A.; Tubaro, P.
Filiación:Grupo de Electromagnetismo Aplicado, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina
CONICET-UBA, Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires (IFIBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
División de Ornitología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. ángel Gallardo 470, Buenos Aires, C1405DJR, Argentina
Palabras clave:3D photonic crystals; Iridescence; Structural colour
Año:2017
Volumen:50
Número:3
Página de inicio:279
Página de fin:288
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7149/OPA.50.3.49058
Título revista:Optica Pura y Aplicada
Título revista abreviado:Opt. Pura. Apl.
ISSN:00303917
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00303917_v50_n3_p279_DAmbrosio

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D'Ambrosio, C., Inchaussandague, M., Skigin, D., Barreira, A. & Tubaro, P. (2017) . Structural colour in Tersina viridis. Optica Pura y Aplicada, 50(3), 279-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7149/OPA.50.3.49058
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D'Ambrosio, C., Inchaussandague, M., Skigin, D., Barreira, A., Tubaro, P. "Structural colour in Tersina viridis" . Optica Pura y Aplicada 50, no. 3 (2017) : 279-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7149/OPA.50.3.49058
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D'Ambrosio, C., Inchaussandague, M., Skigin, D., Barreira, A., Tubaro, P. "Structural colour in Tersina viridis" . Optica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 50, no. 3, 2017, pp. 279-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7149/OPA.50.3.49058
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D'Ambrosio, C., Inchaussandague, M., Skigin, D., Barreira, A., Tubaro, P. Structural colour in Tersina viridis. Opt. Pura. Apl. 2017;50(3):279-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7149/OPA.50.3.49058