Broadband polygonal invisibility cloak for visible light

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chen, Hongsheng ^a   Zheng, Bin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84859762588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00255     Document Type: Article

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