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Experimental Characterization of Electromagnetic Cloaking Devices at Microwaves

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Electromagnetic cloaking has attracted much interest in recent years. In this chapter, we will describe experimental methods that can be applied to the analysis of electromagnetic cloaks in the microwave regime. Each method is explained and accompanied with real-life examples. At the end of the chapter, we also discuss experimental techniques for characterization of individual small particles (“artificial molecules”) which are useful in the design of various cloaks or low-scattering objects.

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Alitalo, P., Tretyakov, S.A. (2014). Experimental Characterization of Electromagnetic Cloaking Devices at Microwaves. In: Werner, D., Kwon, DH. (eds) Transformation Electromagnetics and Metamaterials. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4996-5_11

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