Nonlinear Effects in Transformation Optics-Based Metamaterial Shields for Counter Directed Energy Weapon Defense

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-39865
Published September 01, 2021 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

As the Department of Defense (DOD) continues its development and implementation of a new category of weaponry known as directed energy weapons (DEW), other nations are expected to follow suit. The design method known as transformation optics (TO), developed by Pendry, Schurig, and Smith, provides a highly useful design tool for determining the electromagnetic material properties required to redirect incoming electromagnetic radiation along a more desirable path.