Illusion optics

doi:10.1007/s11467-010-0008-8

Front. Phys.

2010, Vol. 5

Issue (3) : 308-318 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-010-0008-8

Research articles

Illusion optics

Yun LAI(赖耘),Jack NG(吴紫辉),Huan-yang CHEN(陈焕阳),Zhao-qing ZHANG(张昭庆),C. T. CHAN(陈子亭),

Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China;

Download: PDF(564 KB)
Export: BibTeX | EndNote | Reference Manager | ProCite | RefWorks

Abstract The technique of “transformation optics” establishes a correspondence between coordinate transformation and material constitutive parameters. Most of the transformation optics mappings give metamaterials that have graded positive refractive indices that can steer light in curves defined by the coordinate transformation. We will focus on those “folded-geometry mappings” that give negative refractive index materials that have special wave scattering properties. One interesting example is a kind of remote illusion device that can transform the stereoscopic image of an object into the illusion of some other object of our choice. The conceptual device can create the illusion without touching or encircling the object. For any incident wave, the device transforms the scattered waves of the original object into that of the object chosen for illusion outside a virtual boundary. We will illustrate some possible applications of this type of metamaterial remote device, including “cloaking at a distance,” partial cloaking, cloaking from an embedded device, revealing a hidden object inside a container, turning the image of one object into that of another object, and seeing through a wall. The feasibility of building this remote illusion device by metamaterials will also be discussed.

Keywords metamaterial transformation optics transformation media cloaking illusion camouflage

Issue Date: 05 September 2010

Cite this article:

Yun LAI(赖耘),Huan-yang CHEN(陈焕阳),Jack NG(吴紫辉), et al. Illusion optics[J]. Front. Phys. , 2010, 5(3): 308-318.

URL:

https://academic.hep.com.cn/fop/EN/10.1007/s11467-010-0008-8
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fop/EN/Y2010/V5/I3/308

	U. Leonhardt, Science, 2006, 312: 1777 doi: 10.1126/science.1126493
	J. B. Pendry, D. Schurig, and D. R. Smith, Science, 2006, 312: 1780 doi: 10.1126/science.1125907
	A. Greenleaf, M. Lassas, and G. Uhlmann, Physiol. Meas., 2003, 24: 413 doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/24/2/353
	G. W. Milton, M. Briane, and J. R. Willis, New J. Phys., 2006, 8: 248 doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/8/10/248
	U. Leonhardt and T. G. Philbin, New J. Phys., 2006, 8: 247 doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/8/10/247
	S. A. Cummer, B. I. Popa, D. Schurig, D. R. Smith, and J. B. Pendry, Phys. Rev. E, 2006, 74: 036621 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.74.036621
	H. Y. Chen, Z. X. Liang, P. J. Yao, X. Y. Jiang, H. R. Ma, and C. T. Chan, Phys. Rev. B, 2007, 76: 241104 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.241104
	Z. Ruan, M. Yan, C. W. Neff, and M. Qiu, Phys.Rev. Lett., 2007, 99: 113903 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.113903
	H. Chen, B. I. Wu, B. Zhang, and J. A. Kong, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2007, 99: 063903 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.063903
	M. Rahm, D. Schurig, D. A. Roberts, S. A. Cummer, D. R. Smith, and J. B. Pendry, Photon. Nanostruct: Fundam. Applic., 2008, 6: 87 doi: 10.1016/j.photonics.2007.07.013
	A. V. Kildishev, W. Cai, U. K. Chettiar, and V. M. Shalaev, New J. Phys., 2008, 10: 115029 doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/10/11/115029
	D. Schurig, J. J. Mock, B. J. Justice, S. A. Cummer, J. B. Pendry, A. F. Starr, and D. R. Smith, Science, 2006, 314: 977 doi: 10.1126/science.1133628
	W. Cai, U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, and V. M. Shalaev, Nature Photonics, 2007, 1: 224 doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2007.28
	U. Leonhardt and T. Tyc, Science, 2009, 323: 110 doi: 10.1126/science.1166332
	J. Li and J. B. Pendry, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2008, 101: 203901 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.203901
	R. Liu, C. Ji, J. J. Mock, J. Y. Chin, T. J. Cui, and D. R. Smith, Science, 2009, 323: 366 doi: 10.1126/science.1166949
	L. H. Gabrielli, J. Cardenas, C. B. Poitras, and M. Lipson, Nature Photonics, 2009, 3: 461 doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.117
	J. Valentine, J. Li, T. Zentgraf, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, Nature Materials, 2009, 8: 568 doi: 10.1038/nmat2461
	I. I. Smolyaninov, V. N. Smolyaninova, A. V. Kildishev, and V. M. Shalaev, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2009, 102: 213901 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.213901
	A. Alu and N. Engheta, Phys. Rev. E, 2005, 72: 016623 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.72.016623
	A. Alu and N. Engheta, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2008, 100: 113901 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.113901
	A. Alu and N. Engheta, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2009, 102: 233903 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.233901
	G. A. Zheng, X. Heng, and C. H. Yang, New J. Phys., 2009, 11: 033010 doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/3/033010
	J. M. Hao, W. Yan, and M. Qiu, arXiv: 0906.5543, 2009
	G. W. Milton and N. A. P. Nicorovici, Proc. R. Soc. A, 2006, 462: 3027 doi: 10.1098/rspa.2006.1715
	N. A. P. Nicorovici, G. W. Milton, R. C. McPhedran, and L. C. Botten, Opt. Express, 2007, 15: 6314 doi: 10.1364/OE.15.006314
	O. P. Bruno and S. Lintner, J. Appl. Phys., 2007, 102: 124502 doi: 10.1063/1.2821759
	Y. Lai, H. Y. Chen, Z. Q. Zhang, and C. T. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2009, 102: 093901 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.093901
	D. A. B. Miller, Opt. Express, 2006, 14: 12457 doi: 10.1364/OE.14.012457
	F. G. Vasquez, G. W. Milton, and D. Onofrei, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2009, 103: 073901 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.073901
	F. G. Vasquez, G.W. Milton, and D. Onofrei, Opt. Express, 2009, 17: 14800 doi: 10.1364/OE.17.014800
	H. H. Zheng, J. J. Xiao, Y. Lai, and C. T. Chan, arXiv: 0908.2279, 2009
	Y. Lai, J. Ng, H. Y. Chen, D. Z. Han, J. J. Xiao, Z. Q. Zhang, and C. T. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2009, 102: 253902 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.253902
	M. Yan, W. Yan, and M. Qiu, Phys. Rev. B, 2008, 78: 125113 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.125113
	Y. Luo, J. J. Zhang, H. Chen, B. I. Wu, and J. A. Kong, arXiv: 0818.0215, 2008
	T. Yang, H. Y. Chen, X. D. Luo, and H. R. Ma, Opt. Express, 2008, 16: 18545 doi: 10.1364/OE.16.018545
	X. D. Luo, Y. Tao, Y.W. Gu, H. Y. Chen, and H. R. Ma, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2009, 94: 223513 doi: 10.1063/1.3149694
	H. Y. Chen, X. H. Zhang, X. D. Luo, H. R. Ma, and C. T. Chan, New J. Phys., 2008, 10: 113016 doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/10/11/113016
	J. Ng, H. Y. Chen, and C. T. Chan, Opt. Lett., 2009, 34: 644 doi: 10.1364/OL.34.000644
	H. Y. Chen, C. T. Chan, S. Y. Liu, and Z. F. Lin, New J. Phys., 2009, 11: 083012 doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/8/083012
	W. X. Jiang, H. F. Ma, Q. Cheng, and T. J. Cui, arXiv: 0909.3619, 2009
	W. X. Jiang and T. J. Cui, arXiv: 0909.5255, 2009
	H. Y. Chen and C. T. Chan, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2007, 90: 241105 doi: 10.1063/1.2748302
	A. V. Kildishev and E. E. Narimanov, Opt. Lett., 2007, 32: 3432 doi: 10.1364/OL.32.003432
	H. Y. Chen, X. D. Luo, H. R. Ma, and C. T. Chan, Opt. Express, 2008, 16: 14603 doi: 10.1364/OE.16.014603
	M. Rahm, S. A. Cummer, D. Schurig, J. B. Pendry, and D. R. Smith, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2008, 100: 063903 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.063903
	H. Y. Chen and C. T. Chan, Phys. Rev. B, 2008, 78: 054204 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.054204
	J. J. Zhang, Y. Luo, H. S. Chen, J. T. Huangfu, B. I. Wu, L. X. Ran, and J. A. Kong, Opt. Express, 2009, 17: 6203 doi: 10.1364/OE.17.006203
	A. Greenleaf, Y. Kurylev, M. Lassas, and G. Uhlmann, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2007, 99: 183901 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.183901
	D. A. Genov, S Zhang, and X. Zhang, Nature Physics, 2009, 5: 687 doi: 10.1038/nphys1338
	J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., 1999, 47: 2075 doi: 10.1109/22.798002
	D. R. Smith, J. B. Pendry, and M. C. K. Wiltshire, Science, 2004, 305: 788 doi: 10.1126/science.1096796
	C. M. Soukoulis, S. Linden, and M. Wegener, Science, 2007, 315: 47 doi: 10.1126/science.1136481
	H. J. Lezec, J. A. Dionne, and H. A. Atwater, Science, 2007, 316: 430 doi: 10.1126/science.1139266
	J. Valentine, S. Zhang, T. Zentgraf, E. Ulin-Avila, D. A. Genov, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, Nature, 2008, 455: 376 doi: 10.1038/nature07247
	J. Yao, Z. W. Liu, Y. M. Liu, Y. Wang, C. Sun, G. Bartal, A. M. Stacy, and X. Zhang, Science, 2008, 321: 930 doi: 10.1126/science.1157566
	J. B. Pendry, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2000, 85: 3966 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3966
	J. B. Pendry and S. A. Ramakrishna, J. Phys.: Condens.Matter, 2002, 14: 8463 doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/14/36/306
	J. B. Pendry and S. A. Ramakrishna, J. Phys.: Condens.Matter, 2003, 15: 6345 doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/15/37/004

[1]	Ying Tian, Xufeng Jing, Haiyong Gan, Chenxia Li, Zhi Hong. Free control of far-field scattering angle of transmission terahertz wave using multilayer split-ring resonators’ metasurfaces[J]. Front. Phys. , 2020, 15(6): 62502-.
[2]	Zhao-Yang Shen, He-Lin Yang, Xuan Liu, Xiao-Jun Huang, Tian-Yu Xiang, Jiong Wu, Wei Chen. Electromagnetically induced transparency in novel dual-band metamaterial excited by toroidal dipolar response[J]. Front. Phys. , 2020, 15(1): 12601-.
[3]	Lin Xu, Qian-Nan Wu, Yang-Yang Zhou, Huan-Yang Chen. Transformation devices with optical nihility media and reduced realizations[J]. Front. Phys. , 2019, 14(4): 42501-.
[4]	Yang-Yang Fu, Ya-Dong Xu, Huan-Yang Chen. Negative refraction based on purely imaginary metamaterials[J]. Front. Phys. , 2018, 13(4): 134206-.
[5]	Peng-Fei Zhao, Lin Xu, Guo-Xiong Cai, Na Liu, Huan-Yang Chen. A feasible approach to field concentrators of arbitrary shapes[J]. Front. Phys. , 2018, 13(4): 134205-.
[6]	Lin Xu, Zhan Xiong, Huan-Yang Chen. Analysis of a conformal invisible device[J]. Front. Phys. , 2018, 13(2): 134203-.
[7]	Yun-Xia Dong,Jing-Jiang You. Propagation of polarized photons through a cavity with an anisotropic metamaterial[J]. Front. Phys. , 2016, 11(6): 114208-.
[8]	Ting-Hua Li （李廷华）,Dong-Lai Zhu（朱东来）,Fu-Chun Mao（毛福春）,Ming Huang（黄铭）,Jing-Jing Yang（杨晶晶）,Shou-Bo Li. Design of diamond-shaped transient thermal cloaks with homogeneous isotropic materials[J]. Front. Phys. , 2016, 11(5): 110503-.
[9]	Mohammad Mehdi Sadeghi, Hamid Nadgaran, Huanyang Chen. Perfect field concentrator using zero index metamaterials and perfect electric conductors[J]. Front. Phys. , 2014, 9(1): 90-93.
[10]	Yizhuo He, Junxue Fu, Yiping Zhao. Oblique angle deposition and its applications in plasmonics[J]. Front. Phys. , 2014, 9(1): 47-59.
[11]	Kun Ding, Shi-Yi Xiao, Lei Zhou. New frontiers in metamaterials research: Novel electronic materials and inhomogeneous metasurfaces[J]. Front. Phys. , 2013, 8(4): 386-393.
[12]	Zhi-Yuan Li. Nanophotonics in China: Overviews and highlights[J]. Front. Phys. , 2012, 7(6): 601-631.
[13]	Yun-Xia Dong, Xiao-Hua Cui. Quantum optical correlation through metamaterials[J]. Front. Phys. , 2012, 7(5): 509-513.
[14]	Qian-nan Wu, Ya-dong Xu, Huan-yang Chen. A broadband perfect field rotator[J]. Front. Phys. , 2012, 7(3): 315-318.
[15]	Guan-xia YU(余观夏), Yang-fan LIN(林扬帆), Gui-qing ZHANG(张贵清), Zi YU(喻孜), Li-li YU(于莉莉), Jun SU(苏峻). Design of square-shaped heat flux cloaks and concentrators using method of coordinate transformation[J]. Front. Phys. , 2011, 6(1): 70-73.

Viewed

Full text

Abstract

Cited

Shared

Discussed