Transformation electromagnetics: An overview of the theory and applications

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-46

  Kwon, Do Hoon ^a   Werner, Douglas H ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic media; Cloaking; Coordinate transformation; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic refraction; Metamaterials; Transformation electromagnetics; Transformation optics; Transforms

Indexed keywords

CO-ORDINATE TRANSFORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; TRANSFORMATION ELECTROMAGNETICS; TRANSFORMATION OPTICS;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; ANISOTROPY; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETISM; LENS ANTENNAS; LENSES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; METAMATERIALS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIZATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFRACTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

EID: 77952686068     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2010.5466396     Document Type: Article

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