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Investigation of the far/near-field properties of the inhomogeneous and anisotropic invisible cloak covered PEC cylinder illuminated by the parallel electric-line-source

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In this paper, the interaction between the inhomogeneous and anisotropic cloak covered infinitely long PEC circular cylinder and the parallel electric-line-source is investigated in detail. First, the permittivity and permeability tensors of the cloak are defined according to Pendry’s model, then the wave equation in the metamaterial cloak is derived; second, the far/near properties of the model are investigated, and using the boundary conditions the electromagnetic fields of the whole region are calculated analytically; finally, based on the analytical expressions, the electric fields of the whole region are demonstrated through numerical results which show the effects of invisibility. Finally, the effects of loss on the performance of the invisible cloak are investigated.

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  1. Harbin Institute of Technology, No.92, XIDAZHI Street, P.O. Box 341, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China

    Qun Wu, Kuang Zhang, Fan-Yi Meng & Le-Wei Li

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    Le-Wei Li

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Wu, Q., Zhang, K., Meng, FY. et al. Investigation of the far/near-field properties of the inhomogeneous and anisotropic invisible cloak covered PEC cylinder illuminated by the parallel electric-line-source. Appl. Phys. A 95, 335–341 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-008-5062-5

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