SEMINAR

ON

OPTICAL
CAMOUFLAGE
Presented by : Shreya Pal
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OUTLINE
• INTRODUCTION
• PREVIOUS WORKS
• BASIC CONCEPTS
• PROJECT SETUP
• A P P L I C AT I O N S
• COMPONENTS
• CHALLENGES
• REFERENCES
• CONCLUSION
 WHAT IS
OPTICAL CAMOUFLAGE?

A cutting-edge technology that utilizes advanced

materials and techniques to create visual
illusions using the concept of metamaterials and
total scattering of electromagnetic waves around
an object at all angles.
How invisibility cloak is
real?

The person who wants to be invisible (Person A) wears

the cloak. An observer (Person B) stands before (Person
A) at a specific location. At that location, (Person A)
appear to be partially invisible to (Person B) due to
negative refraction.
 PREVIOUS WORKS ON CAMOUFLAGE TECHNOLOGY

INVISIBILITY OPTICAL
SHIELDS CAMOUFLAGE

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METAMATERIA
HOWELL/CHOI ACTIVE CAMOUFLAGE
L CLOAKING
CLOAKING DEVICE
 BASIC CONCEPTS
Pre requisite to understand Optical Camouflage

Electromagnetic
Theory version of
NEGATIVE AUGMENTE
Transformation
REFRACTION D REALITY
Optics
 Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality (AR) is a
technology that blends computer-
generated content with the real-world
environment in real time.
BASIC CONCEPTS

Negative Refraction
Negative refraction is a phenomenon in
optics where the direction of a refracted
wave is opposite to what is predicted by
Snell's Law, the standard law governing
the refraction of light at the interface
between two different media.
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TRANSFORMATION OPTICS

• Transformation optics is a branch of optics that

applies the concept of coordinate transformation to
design novel optical devices with unique and often
unconventional properties.

Basic Concepts
 COMPONENTS OF OPTICAL
CAMOUFLAGE
A highly retro reflective material
A video Cmaera

REQUIREMENT
Computer
S

A half silvered mirror (combiner)

Projector
 5. Reflecting the light
partly, and let the rest
6. The image from
PROJECT
projector is

SETUP
through
projected here.

4.Seeing from here,

you will see the cloak
is transparent

1.Camera capturing the

3.Projector
scene behind the person
projecting the image
desk
2.Computer processing the
captured image as you see
the real scene
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Medical Imaging Security and Law Military and Automotive
and Surgery Enforcement Defence Safety

APPLICATIONS OF OPTICAL
CAMOUFLAGE TECHNOLOGY
 MEDICAL
IMAGING AND
SURGERY
Surgeons could use optical camouflage to make
certain instruments or body parts transparent during
surgeries, providing clearer visibility of the operating
area.
| Applications
 SECURITY
AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT

Securing Critical Infrastructure

Concealing security personnel and equipment
around critical infrastructure, such as airports or
government buildings, could enhance protection
| Applications against potential threats.
 MILITARY AND
DEFENCE
Stealth Operations
Applying optical camouflage to military
vehicles, aircraft, or drones could reduce their
visual signature, making them less susceptible
to visual detection by adversaries during
reconnaissance or offensive operations.

| Applications
 AUTOMOTIVE
SAFETY
Invisible Blind Spots
Applying optical camouflage to certain
parts of a vehicle could eliminate blind
spots, improving driver visibility and
overall road safety.

| Applications
 Multi spectral
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Optical camouflage must work across multiple
wavelengths, including visible light, infrared, and
possibly other spectra.

Challenges
and Power efficient System
Balancing the need for energy efficiency with the

Limitations
processing power required for real-time adaptation is a
complex challenge

Cost
OPTICAL Developing and manufacturing optical camouflage
CAMOUFLAGE systems can be expensive.
CONCLUSION
• .Optical camouflage represents a paradigm shift in visual
concealment and deception technology.

• One of the most promising applications of this

technology,however, has less to do with making objects
invisible and more about making them visible.

• Though it has some limitations, it won't be for long as

scientists continue to push the boundaries of the technology.
REFERENCES
01. Lee, Kyu-Tae, et al. "Optical cloaking and invisibility: From fiction toward a technological reality."
Journal of Applied Physics 129.23 (2021).

02.
Ergin, Tolga, et al. "Three-dimensional invisibility cloak at optical wavelengths." science
328.5976 (2010): 337-339.

Smolyaninov, Igor I., et al. "Anisotropic metamaterials emulated by tapered waveguides:

03. application to optical cloaking." Physical review letters 102.21 (2009): 213901.

04. S. Tachi, Telexistence and Retro-reflective Projection Technology (RPT), Proceedings of the 5th Virtual Reality
International Conference (VRIC2003) pp.69/1-69/9, Laval Virtual 2003, France, May 13-18, 2003

05. M. Inami, N. Kawakami, Y. Yanagida,Maedaand S. Tachi, Method and Device for

ProvidingInformation, US PAT. 6,341,869, 2002
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