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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 13 — Jun. 18, 2012
  • pp: 13896–13906

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Scattering cancellation of the magnetic dipole field from macroscopic spheres

M. Farhat, S. Mühlig, C. Rockstuhl, and F. Lederer  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 13, pp. 13896-13906 (2012)
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Abstract

Based on the scattering cancellation technique we suggest a cloak that allows to conceal macroscopic objects, i.e. objects with an optical size comparable to wavelengths in the visible and whose scattering response is dominated by a magnetic dipole contribution. The key idea in our approach is to use a shell of polaritonic spheres around the object to be cloaked. These spheres exhibit an artificial magnetism. In a systematic investigation, where we progressively increase the complexity of the considered structure, we devise the requirements imposed on the shell and outline how it can be implemented with natural available materials.

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OCIS Codes
(160.4670) Materials : Optical materials
(160.3918) Materials : Metamaterials
(230.3205) Optical devices : Invisibility cloaks

ToC Category:
Metamaterials

History
Original Manuscript: March 12, 2012
Revised Manuscript: April 30, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: May 21, 2012
Published: June 7, 2012

Citation
M. Farhat, S. Mühlig, C. Rockstuhl, and F. Lederer, "Scattering cancellation of the magnetic dipole field from macroscopic spheres," Opt. Express 20, 13896-13906 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-13-13896


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