Large negative lateral shifts due to negative refraction
arXiv:1111.4078 · doi:10.1364/OL.36.002539
Abstract
When a thin structure in which negative refraction occurs (a metallo-dielectric or a photonic crystal) is illuminated by a beam, the reflected and transmitted beam can undergo a large negative lateral shift. This phenomenon can be seen as an interferential enhancement of the geometrical shift and can be considered as a signature of negative refraction.