An ultrathin directional carpet cloak based on generalized Snell's law

Abstract

Based on generalized Snell's law, we propose an ultrathin directional carpet cloak operating in the reflection geometry. The cloak is constructed by two identical ultrathin metal-backed dielectric slabs with metallic “H” patterns on the other sides to form a triangular region. When put on an infinite ground plane and illuminated by electromagnetic waves from overhead, it can manipulate the reflected wavefronts to mimic the infinite ground plane. We fabricate a microwave sample and perform near-field scanning experiments to verify the cloaking effect. The measurement results are in good agreement with full-wave simulations and theoretical analysis.