Influence of melanin on the optical response of weakly disordered photonic crystals

DIANA SKIGIN; GONZALO URQUÍA; MARINA INCHAUSSANDAGUE; LESTER, MARCELO

Congreso; 25th Congress of the International Commission for Optics (ICO); 2022

Inspired by the microstructure of many color feather barbs, which combine a spongy matrix and melanin pigment, this work investigates the influence of melanin granules on the optical response of a weakly disordered photonic crystal.