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Ray-optics cloaking devices for large objects in incoherent natural light

Ray-optics cloaking devices for large objects in incoherent natural light
Ray-optics cloaking devices for large objects in incoherent natural light
A cloak that can hide living creatures from sight is a common feature of mythology but still remains unrealized as a practical device. To preserve the wave phase, the previous cloaking solution proposed by Pendry and colleagues required transformation of the electromagnetic space around the hidden object in such a way that the rays bending around the object inside the cloak region have to travel faster than those passing it by. This difficult phase preservation requirement is the main obstacle for building a broadband polarization-insensitive cloak for large objects. Here we propose a simplified version of Pendry’s cloak by abolishing the requirement for phase preservation, as it is irrelevant for observation using incoherent natural light with human eyes, which are phase and polarization insensitive. This allows for a cloak design on large scales using commonly available materials. We successfully demonstrate the cloaking of living creatures, a cat and a fish, from the eye.
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Chen, Hongsheng
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Wang, Huaping
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Chen, Hongsheng
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Shen, Lian
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Wang, Huaping
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Zhang, Xianmin
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Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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Chen, Hongsheng, Zheng, Bin, Shen, Lian, Wang, Huaping, Zhang, Xianmin, Zheludev, Nikolay I. and Zhang, Baile (2013) Ray-optics cloaking devices for large objects in incoherent natural light. Nature Communications, 4, 1-6, [2652]. (doi:10.1038/ncomms3652).

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Abstract

A cloak that can hide living creatures from sight is a common feature of mythology but still remains unrealized as a practical device. To preserve the wave phase, the previous cloaking solution proposed by Pendry and colleagues required transformation of the electromagnetic space around the hidden object in such a way that the rays bending around the object inside the cloak region have to travel faster than those passing it by. This difficult phase preservation requirement is the main obstacle for building a broadband polarization-insensitive cloak for large objects. Here we propose a simplified version of Pendry’s cloak by abolishing the requirement for phase preservation, as it is irrelevant for observation using incoherent natural light with human eyes, which are phase and polarization insensitive. This allows for a cloak design on large scales using commonly available materials. We successfully demonstrate the cloaking of living creatures, a cat and a fish, from the eye.

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Published date: 24 October 2013
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 360055
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/360055
PURE UUID: 2599135b-f545-4725-a48c-b67bfd51cb0f
ORCID for Nikolay I. Zheludev: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Date deposited: 25 Nov 2013 11:31
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:44

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Author: Hongsheng Chen
Author: Bin Zheng
Author: Lian Shen
Author: Huaping Wang
Author: Xianmin Zhang
Author: Baile Zhang

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