Transformation optics and metamaterials

Nature Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 387-396

  Chen, Huanyang ^a   Chan, C T ^b   Sheng, Ping ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; INVISIBILITY CLOAKS; METAMATERIALS;

OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; TRANSFORMATION OPTICS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77951578000     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2743     Document Type: Article

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