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Broadband illusion optical devices based on conformal mappings

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In this paper, we propose a simple method of illusion optics based on conformal mappings. By carefully developing designs with specific conformal mappings, one can make an object look like another with a significantly different shape. In addition, the illusion optical devices can work in a broadband of frequencies.

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  1. College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China

    Zhan Xiong, Lin Xu, Ya-Dong Xu & Huan-Yang Chen

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Xiong, Z., Xu, L., Xu, YD. et al. Broadband illusion optical devices based on conformal mappings. Front. Phys. 12, 124202 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-016-0618-x

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