Photons as ants: a stigmergic photonic network

Hu, W., Wu, K., Shum, P., Zheludev, N. and Soci, C. (2015) Photons as ants: a stigmergic photonic network. In Proceedings 2015 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2015. Optical Society of America..

Abstract

Stigmergy is the cooperative behaviour of insects mediated by the environment, found for instance in the food searching activities of ants. The ant society communicates indirectly by marking routes with chemicals (pheromones), which attract other ants to tread the same route. Using stigmergy, the entire ant colony is finally able to find the optimal (shortest) path connecting the nest to the food.

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Author: N. Zheludev

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• Faculties (pre 2018 reorg) > Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences (pre 2018 reorg) > Institute for Life Sciences (pre 2018 reorg)
  Current Faculties > Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences > Institute for Life Sciences > Institute for Life Sciences (pre 2018 reorg)
  Institute for Life Sciences > Institute for Life Sciences (pre 2018 reorg)
• Faculties (pre 2018 reorg) > Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering (pre 2018 reorg) > Electronics & Computer Science (pre 2018 reorg)
  Current Faculties > Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > School of Electronics and Computer Science > Electronics & Computer Science (pre 2018 reorg)
  School of Electronics and Computer Science > Electronics & Computer Science (pre 2018 reorg)
• Faculties (pre 2018 reorg) > Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering (pre 2018 reorg) > Optoelectronics Research Centre (pre 2018 reorg)
  Current Faculties > Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics > Optoelectronics Research Centre (pre 2018 reorg)
  Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics > Optoelectronics Research Centre (pre 2018 reorg)

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