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

By I. Shadrivov, A. Zharov, Yuri Kivshar. 2003

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We study the beam reflection from a layered structure with a left-handed metamaterial. We predict a giant lateral (Goos-Hanchen) 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.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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