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View SchemaLateral shift of the transmitted light beam through a left-handed slab
| Authors | Xi Chen, Chun-Fang Li |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0411102 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0411102 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.066617 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. E 69,066617 (2004) |
Abstract
It is reported that when a light beam travels through a slab of left-handed medium in the air, the lateral shift of the transmitted beam can be negative as well as positive. The necessary condition for the lateral shift to be positive is given. The validity of the stationary-phase approach is demonstrated by numerical simulations for a Gaussian-shaped beam. A restriction to the slab's thickness is provided that is necessary for the beam to retain its profile in the traveling. It is shown that the lateral shift of the reflected beam is equal to that of the transmitted beam in the symmetric configuration.
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