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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

Background:

  • Invisibility cloaks are devices that hide objects from detection.
  • Passive cloaking methods, using transformation optics and plasmonics, are well-studied.
  • Active cloaking remains largely theoretical, with limited experimental validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the first experimental demonstration of active cloaking.
  • To propose an active illusion method for the Laplace equation.
  • To offer a flexible and controllable alternative to passive cloaking.

Main Methods:

  • Simulating a conducting medium using a resistor network.
  • Employing controlled sources around a central region for protection.
  • Dynamically adjusting controlled sources to achieve cloaking or illusion.

Main Results:

  • Experimental results show excellent agreement with numerical simulations.
  • Demonstrated successful cloaking and illusion of objects.
  • Active cloaking proved flexible, controllable, and adaptable.

Conclusions:

  • Active cloaking is experimentally feasible and offers advantages over passive methods.
  • The proposed technique does not require complex metamaterials.
  • The method is applicable to various problems governed by the Laplace equation, including dc electricity and thermodynamics.