1. Reply to the Comment on 'A self-assembled three-dimensional cloak in the visible' in Scientific Reports 3, 2328
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Mühlig, S., Cunningham, A., Dintinger, J., Farhat, M., Hasan, S. Bin, Scharf, T., Bürgi, T., Lederer, F., and Rockstuhl, C.
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Physics - Optics - Abstract
In a recent comment arxiv:1310.1503 Miller et al. noted that a cloak we previously presented (Scientific Reports 3, 2328) that exploits a scattering cancellation technique to render an optically small dielectric particle invisible suffers from increased extinction. According to Miller et al. this disqualifies the terminology of a cloak. We concur with the crux of the comment but wish to stress that we never claimed nor suggested a reduction in extinction. A scattering cancellation cloak cancels scattering. The issue, therefore, seems to be whether the structure should be called a cloak or not. We understand a cloaked object as an object that is not perceived by an external observer. We argue that optically small particles are much easier seen in a scattering configuration whereas it is difficult to perceive them in extinction; providing justification to the terminology as used., Comment: This is a reply to a comment published in arxiv:1310.1503
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- 2013