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Fish-Inspired Fractals Guide Optical Coating Design

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Fish scales could serve as a model for better broadband reflectors and custom multispectral filters. "We are proposing a model that uses fractal geometry to describe the layering in the biological structure of silvery fish," said Pennsylvania State University postdoctoral researcher Jeremy Bossard. "While we are not trying to reproduce the structure found in nature, the same model could guide the design of devices such as broadband mirrors." An Asian ribbonfish. The proposed model also contributed to the understanding of reflective layering in the skin of some organisms. The...Read full article

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    Published: January 2016
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