Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light
Invisibility cloaks, a subject that usually occurs in science fiction and myths, have attracted wide interest recently because of their possible realization. The biggest challenge to true invisibility is known to be the cloaking of a macroscopic object in the broad range of wavelengths visible to th...
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| author | Zhang, Baile Luo, Yuan Liu, Xiaogang Barbastathis, George |
| author2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering |
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| description | Invisibility cloaks, a subject that usually occurs in science fiction and myths, have attracted wide interest recently because of their possible realization. The biggest challenge to true invisibility is known to be the cloaking of a macroscopic object in the broad range of wavelengths visible to the human eye. Here we experimentally solve this problem by incorporating the principle of transformation optics into a conventional optical lens fabrication with low-cost materials and simple manufacturing techniques. A transparent cloak made of two pieces of calcite is created. This cloak is able to conceal a macroscopic object with a maximum height of 2 mm, larger than 3500 free-space-wavelength, inside a transparent liquid environment. Its working bandwidth encompassing red, green, and blue light is also demonstrated. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/639122022-09-26T11:33:29Z Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light Zhang, Baile Luo, Yuan Liu, Xiaogang Barbastathis, George Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Singapore-MIT Alliance in Research and Technology (SMART) Barbastathis, George Barbastathis, George Zhang, Baile Luo, Yuan Liu, Xiaogang Invisibility cloaks, a subject that usually occurs in science fiction and myths, have attracted wide interest recently because of their possible realization. The biggest challenge to true invisibility is known to be the cloaking of a macroscopic object in the broad range of wavelengths visible to the human eye. Here we experimentally solve this problem by incorporating the principle of transformation optics into a conventional optical lens fabrication with low-cost materials and simple manufacturing techniques. A transparent cloak made of two pieces of calcite is created. This cloak is able to conceal a macroscopic object with a maximum height of 2 mm, larger than 3500 free-space-wavelength, inside a transparent liquid environment. Its working bandwidth encompassing red, green, and blue light is also demonstrated. Singapore. National Research Foundation National Institutes of Health (U.S.) 2011-06-09T20:38:58Z 2011-06-09T20:38:58Z 2011-01 2010-12 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0031-9007 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63912 Zhang, Baile et al. "Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light." Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 033901 (2011)© 2011 The American Physical Society. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-1404 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.033901 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society APS |
| spellingShingle | Zhang, Baile Luo, Yuan Liu, Xiaogang Barbastathis, George Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light |
| title | Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light |
| title_full | Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light |
| title_fullStr | Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light |
| title_full_unstemmed | Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light |
| title_short | Macroscopic Invisibility Cloak for Visible Light |
| title_sort | macroscopic invisibility cloak for visible light |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63912 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-1404 |
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