Natural slab photonic crystals and where to find them among the girdle bands of diatoms
M. P. Ashworth, D. W. Lam, M. Lopez-Garcia, S. R. Manning, J. W. Goessling
The paper identifies slab photonic crystals in diatom girdle bands using FFT analysis across 393 SEM images, revealing their distribution and photonic properties across taxonomic groups.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology