Giant Goos-Hänchen effect at the reflection from left-handed metamaterials

We study the beam reflection from a layered structure with a left-handed metamaterial. We predict a giant lateral (Goos-Hänchen) shift and splitting of the beam due to the resonant excitation of surface polaritons with a vortexlike energy flow between the right- and left-handed materials.

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2003-09, Vol.83 (13), p.2713-2715
Main Authors: Shadrivov, Ilya V., Zharov, Alexander A., Kivshar, Yuri S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We study the beam reflection from a layered structure with a left-handed metamaterial. We predict a giant lateral (Goos-Hänchen) shift and splitting of the beam due to the resonant excitation of surface polaritons with a vortexlike energy flow between the right- and left-handed materials.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.1615678