Invisibility Cloaks Modeled by Anisotropic Metamaterials Based on Inductor-capacitor Networks
arXiv:0909.0076 · doi:10.1109/LAWP.2009.2034675
Abstract
Based on the transformation optics, a novel transmission-line (TL) approach to realize invisibility cloaking using planar anisotropic metamaterials (MTMs) is proposed. The two-dimensional cylindrical cloaks are modeled based on inductor-capacitor (L-C) MTMs networks. The three elements of the constitutive parameters are all allowed to be spatially inhomogeneous which lead to the full parameter realization of a cylindrical cloak. As an example, a cloak working at VHF band is modeled and its invisibility behavior is demonstrated based on the solution of the node voltage distribution. Due to the non-resonant properties of the L-C elements, the broadband characteristic of the proposed cloaks is also evident.
4 pages, 5 figures, accepted by IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
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