A near-perfect invisibility cloak constructed with homogeneous materials
Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 26, pp. 23410-23416 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.023410
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Abstract
A near-perfect, non-singular cylindrical invisibility cloak with diamond cross section is achieved by a two-step coordinate transformation. A small line segment is stretched and then blown up into a diamond space, and finally the cloak consisting of four kinds and eight blocks of homogeneous transformation media is obtained. Numerical simulations confirm the well performance of the cloak. The operation bandwidth of the cloak is also investigated. Our scheme is promising to create a simple and well-performed cloak in practice.
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OCIS Codes
(160.1190) Materials : Anisotropic optical materials
(260.2110) Physical optics : Electromagnetic optics
(160.3918) Materials : Metamaterials
(230.3205) Optical devices : Invisibility cloaks
ToC Category:
Physical Optics
History
Original Manuscript: September 21, 2009
Revised Manuscript: October 30, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: November 9, 2009
Published: December 7, 2009
Citation
Wei Li, Jianguo Guan, Zhigang Sun, Wei Wang, and Qingjie Zhang, "A near-perfect invisibility cloak constructed with homogeneous materials," Opt. Express 17, 23410-23416 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-26-23410
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