Nature-inspired coding: dynamic laws of multispectral camouflage
Based on the infrared radiation characteristics of Rosaceae plants.
2025-08-05
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The research and design of an adjustable multispectral compatible infrared camouflage device based on the infrared radiation characteristics of Rosaceae plants, aims to achieve multifunctional compatibility of infrared camouflage, thermal management, laser stealth, and visible light camouflage. The device design employs a particle swarm optimization algorithm combined with the finite difference time domain method to obtain structural parameters: Cr/In3SbTe2(IST)/Ge/TiO2/Ge/ZnS (top cylindrical).Through experimental verification, it is demonstrated that in the amorphous state (aIST), the device can achieve simulated plant infrared camouflage with emissivities of 0.38 and 0.29 in the 3-5μm and 8-14μm bands, respectively. At the same time, it achieves laser stealth with absorption rates of 0.99, 0.92, and 0.88 at wavelengths of 1.064μm, 1.55 μm, and 10.6 μm, respectively. In the crystalline state (cIST), the device has emissivities of 0.36 and 0.08 in the 3-5μm and 8-14μm bands, respectively, enabling simulated plant infrared camouflage and ultra-low emissivity infrared stealth. At the same time, two non-atmospheric window bands (2.5-3μm and 5-8μm) are used as heat dissipation windows, with emissivity values of 0.62 and 0.55 respectively. Absorption rates of 0.96 at 1.064μm and 0.74 at 1.55 μm can achieve laser stealth. Changing the structural parameters of the top layer can cause color variations, without affecting infrared performance.
This work is published under the title “Non-volatile tunable multispectral compatible infrared camouflage based on the infrared radiation characteristics of Rosaceae plants” in Opto-Electronic Advances 2025, Issue 9.
Figure 1. demonstrates the design of a tunable multispectral compatible infrared camouflage device based on the infrared radiation characteristics of Rosaceae plants and the ideal device spectrum as a reference.
Figure 2. demonstrates the laser experiment platform to complete the phase change, reversible and patterning experiments on the phase change material IST. Where the SiO2 film is prevented from evaporating gasification of IST during the reversible experiment. Before and after the phase transition, the transformation of the sample from matte color (amorphous state) to metallic luster (crystalline state) can be clearly observed.
Figure 3. demonstrates the infrared performance of the device in the 3–5 μm and 8–14 μm ranges, using leaves, a silicon wafer, a carbon powder sheet, and a silver film as comparison samples. The closer the sample emissivity, the more similar the colour in the infrared image.
Figure 4. demonstrates the microform and reflection spectra of the device while simulating the laser stealth effect.
The Micro-Nano Optoelectronics and Intelligent Sensing Research Group is affiliated with the School of Science, National University of Defense Technology. The research directions include: multi-band stealth camouflage and deception, spectral detection and target recognition, optoelectronic information processing, design and integration of micro-nano optoelectronic devices and integrated optoelectronic chips, intelligent algorithms, and optoelectronic sensing. Over the years, under the funding of national key research and development programs, National Natural Science Foundation, foundational strengthening projects, and pre-research priorities, the group's related research has won national and military scientific and technological achievement awards. They have also applied for and granted over 70 national invention patents. The group has published over 200 papers in top-tier journals such as Laser & Photonics Reviews, Advanced Optical Materials, ACS Photonics, Nanophotonics, Photonics Research, and Carbon. Their research results have entered the top 1‰ of ESI and have been selected as significant achievements in Chinese optics.
Read the full article here: https://www.oejournal.org/oea/article/doi/10.29026/oea.2025.250031
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