2014/02/25 by Tiancheng Han, Han, Tiancheng, Huapeng Ye +12
Computer Science · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications #Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing #Random lasers and scattering media #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1403.1848
arxiv created 2014/02/25 · openalex publication_date 2014/02/25 · arxiv updated 2014/03/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The principle of transformation optics has been applied to various wave phenomena (e.g., optics, electromagnetics, acoustics and thermodynamics). Recently, metamaterial devices manipulating dc currents have received increasing attention which usually adopted the analogue of transformation optics using complicated resistor networks to mimic the inhomogeneous and anisotropic conductivities. We propose a distinct and general principle of manipulating dc currents by directly solving electric conduction equations, which only needs to utilize two layers of bulk natural materials. We experimentally demonstrate dc bilayer cloak and fan-shaped concentrator, derived from the generalized account for cloaking sensor. The proposed schemes have been validated as exact devices and this opens a facile way towards complete spatial control of dc currents. The proposed schemes may have vast potentials in various applications not only in dc, but also in other fields of manipulating magnetic field, thermal heat, elastic mechanics, and matter waves.