Digital integral cloaking

Joseph S. Choi*, John C. Howell

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Toward the goal of achieving broadband and omnidirectional invisibility, we propose a method for practical invisibility cloaking. We call this "digital cloaking," where space, angle, spectrum, and phase are discretized. Experimentally, we demonstrate a two-dimensional (2D) planar, ray optics, digital cloak by using lenticular lenses, similar to "integral imaging" for three-dimensional (3D) displays. Theoretically, this can be extended to a good approximation of an "ideal" 3D cloak. With continuing improvements in commercial digital technology, the resolution limitations of a digital cloak can be minimized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)536-540
Number of pages5
JournalOptica
Volume3
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 May 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Optical Society of America.

Keywords

  • Displays
  • Imaging systems
  • Invisibility cloaks
  • Matrix methods in paraxial optics
  • Three-dimensional image acquisition
  • Three-dimensional image processing

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