The optics of correlated disordered media is a conceptually rich research topic emerging at
the interface between the physics of waves in complex media and nanophotonics. Inspired …

What do lotus flowers have in common with human bones, liquid crystals with colloidal
suspensions, and white beetles with the beautiful stones of the Taj Mahal? The answer is …

Photonic crystals have proven their potential and are nowadays a familiar concept. They
have been approached from many scientific and technological flanks. Among the many …

Elaborating reliable and versatile strategies for efficient light coupling between free space
and thin films is of crucial importance for new technologies in energy efficiency …

As discovered by Philip Anderson in 1958, strong disorder can block propagation of waves
and lead to the localization of wavelike excitations in space. Anderson localization of light is …

The design of nanostructured materials and their corresponding morphologies has attracted
intense attention because of their effectiveness in tuning electronic, optical, magnetic, and …

Whiteness arises from diffuse and broadband reflection of light typically achieved through
optical scattering in randomly structured media. In contrast to structural colour due to …

We show that materials made of scatterers distributed on a stealth hyperuniform point
pattern can be transparent at densities for which an uncorrelated disordered material would …

Distinct from conventional photonic crystals with both short‐and long‐range order,
amorphous photonic crystals that possess only short‐range order show interesting optical …

Disordered dielectric materials with structural correlations show unconventional optical
behavior: They can be transparent to long-wavelength radiation, while at the same time …