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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Metamaterials
  • Electromagnetism

Background:

  • Quasi-conformal carpet cloaks have been previously introduced.
  • Conformal transformations are key to advanced cloaking designs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and construct conformal versions of quasi-conformal carpet cloaks.
  • To provide exact mathematical profiles for refractive indices in these cloaks.
  • To analyze the performance of finite-size cloaks for different shapes.

Main Methods:

  • Developing conformal transformations for cloak construction.
  • Deriving exact refractive-index profiles in closed mathematical form.
  • Analyzing the asymptotic behavior of finite-size cloaks.

Main Results:

  • A class of conformal carpet cloaks is introduced for various shapes.
  • Exact refractive-index profiles are provided in closed mathematical form.
  • Significantly improved performance is observed for finite-size cloaks with metal shapes having zero average value, such as gratings.

Conclusions:

  • Conformal carpet cloaks offer precise design capabilities.
  • The choice of object shape (e.g., gratings) critically impacts cloaking performance.
  • This work advances the practical design and application of cloaking devices.