Giant clam inspired high-speed photo-conversion for ultraviolet optical wireless communication

Organisms have evolved the ability to manipulate light for vision, as a means capture its energy, protect themselves from damage, especially against ultraviolet (UV) and other high flux radiation, display purposes. The makeup of structural elements used this manipulation often discloses novel pathways man-made photonic devices. Iridocytes in mantle giant clams Tridacninae subfamily many ways, e.g., reflectors, scattering centers, diffusers. There is, however, void understanding absorption photoluminescence (PL) emission dynamics these cells. In turn, profound iridocytes’ photophysics can offer prospect new generation advanced optoelectronic materials Here, optical properties iridocytes embedded tissue Tridacna maxima are investigated their use high-speed color convertor UV photodetection, well-suited application wireless communication, is demonstrated.