Detecting electromagnetic cloaks using backward-propagating waves

Mohamed Salem, Hakan Bagci

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Abstract

A novel approach for detecting transformation-optics invisibility cloaks is proposed. The detection method takes advantage of the unusual backward-propagation characteristics of recently reported beams and pulses to induce electromagnetic scattering from the cloak. Even though waves with backward-propagating energy flux cannot penetrate the cloaking shell and interact with the cloaked objects (i.e., they do not make the cloaked object visible), they provide a mechanism for detecting the presence of cloaks. © 2011 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2011 XXXth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ISBN (Print)9781424451173
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

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