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On some constraints that limit the design of an invisibility cloak

Optics 2011-11-10 v2

Abstract

Using the idea of transformation medium, a cloak can be designed to make a domain invisible for one target frequency. In this article, we examine the possibility to extend the bandwidth of such a cloak. We obtained a constraint of the band width, which is summarized as a simple inequality that states that limits the bandwidth of operation. The constraint originates from causality requirements. We suggest a simple strategy that can get around the constraint.

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@article{arxiv.0707.1126,
  title  = {On some constraints that limit the design of an invisibility cloak},
  author = {Huanyang Chen and Xunya Jiang and C. T. Chan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.1126},
  year   = {2011}
}