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    • Nanotechnology
    • Optics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Structural colors offer stable, eco-friendly alternatives to traditional pigments.
    • Current methods for creating structural colors face challenges in precision and tunability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and demonstrate reflective subtractive color pixel structures using an evolutionary algorithm.
    • To achieve additive color synthesis and dynamic color tuning through structural design.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy (CMA-ES) algorithm for pixel structure design.
    • Investigated spectral selectivity, reflectance, and polarization angle modulation for color control.

    Main Results:

    • Designed unit pixels with high spectral selectivity (reflectance > 0.8 in passband, < 0.1 in stopband).
    • Successfully realized additive color synthesis by combining subtractive pixels.
    • Demonstrated dynamic color tuning capabilities using polarization angle modulation.

    Conclusions:

    • Algorithm-assisted design provides precise control over structural color properties.
    • This approach offers new insights and methodologies for developing advanced structural color applications.