November 12, 2012

A full-parameter unidirectional metamaterial cloak for microwaves




Invisibility is a notion that has long captivated the popular imagination. However, in 2006, invisibility became a practical matter for the scientific community as well, with the suggestion that artificially structured metamaterials could enable a new electromagnetic design paradigm, now termed transformation optics1. Since the advent of transformation optics and subsequent initial demonstration of the microwave cloak2, the field has grown rapidly.

journal reference (abstract freee): Nature >>