Characteristics of the Lateral Shift at the Surface of the Metamaterial

Abstract:

In some metamaterial such as the chiral negative refraction medium, the lateral shift is analyzed in theory. When total internal reflection occurs, the lateral shift curves as the incident angle have been figured out for a linearly polarized incident wave. The shift directions of the TM and TE components in the reflected wave are opposite when the incident angle is between the two critical angles of the eigen-waves. Both TM and TE waves will have positive lateral shift once the incident angle is larger than the total internal reflection angle. By contrast with the common medium and normal chiral medium, we have found that the lateral shift character in the chiral negative refraction medium is distinctive.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 201-202)
• Pages: 238-241
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.201-202.238
• Online since: October 2012
• Authors: Bin Liu, Quan Yong Shen, Jian Mei Ye, Zi Qing Xie, Min Yan Xu
• Keywords: Lateral Shift, Metamaterial, Total Internal Reflection

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