Power scattering and absorption mediated by cloak/anti-cloak interactions: A transformation-optics route toward invisible sensors

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2132-2140

  Castaldi, Giuseppe ^a   Gallina, Ilaria ^a   Galdi, Vincenzo ^a   Alú, Andrea ^b   Engheta, Nader ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; SENSORS;

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; CRITICAL DESIGN PARAMETERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSORS; MATERIAL LOSS; OPTIMALITY; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SCATTERING AND ABSORPTION;

SCATTERING;

EID: 77957874935     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.002132     Document Type: Article

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