Optimization of cloak effect in nanosphere dispersed liquid crystal metamaterial

In this paper the concept and design of infrared cloaking using nanosphere dispersed liquid crystal (NDLC) matematerial in cylindrical geometry is presented for TM polarization of incident light. The influence of material losses on the cloaking efficiency is discussed. The loss can be tuned by changing design parameters.

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