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Title: Electromagnetic Detection of a Perfect Invisibility Cloak

Abstract

A perfect invisibility cloak is commonly believed to be undetectable from electromagnetic (EM) detection because it is equivalent to a curved but empty EM space created from coordinate transformation. Based on the intrinsic asymmetry of coordinate transformation applied to motions of photons and charges, we propose a method to detect this curved EM space by shooting a fast-moving charged particle through it. A broadband radiation generated in this process makes a cloak visible. Our method is the only known EM mechanism so far to detect an ideal perfect cloak (curved EM space) within its working band.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21370895
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 103; Journal Issue: 24; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.243901; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; ASYMMETRY; CHARGED PARTICLES; COORDINATES; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; PHOTONS; TRANSFORMATIONS; BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; SPACE

Citation Formats

Baile, Zhang, and Wu, Bae-Ian. Electromagnetic Detection of a Perfect Invisibility Cloak. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.243901.
Baile, Zhang, & Wu, Bae-Ian. Electromagnetic Detection of a Perfect Invisibility Cloak. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.243901
Baile, Zhang, and Wu, Bae-Ian. 2009. "Electromagnetic Detection of a Perfect Invisibility Cloak". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.243901.
@article{osti_21370895,
title = {Electromagnetic Detection of a Perfect Invisibility Cloak},
author = {Baile, Zhang and Wu, Bae-Ian},
abstractNote = {A perfect invisibility cloak is commonly believed to be undetectable from electromagnetic (EM) detection because it is equivalent to a curved but empty EM space created from coordinate transformation. Based on the intrinsic asymmetry of coordinate transformation applied to motions of photons and charges, we propose a method to detect this curved EM space by shooting a fast-moving charged particle through it. A broadband radiation generated in this process makes a cloak visible. Our method is the only known EM mechanism so far to detect an ideal perfect cloak (curved EM space) within its working band.},
doi = {10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.243901},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21370895}, journal = {Physical Review Letters},
issn = {0031-9007},
number = 24,
volume = 103,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 2009},
month = {Fri Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 2009}
}