Comment on ‘What is negative refraction?’

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In a recent review entitled What is negative refraction? (J. Mod. Opt. 2009, 56, 1727-1740), McCall is critical of my previous work on the subject. This and some other aspects of McCall's paper deserve commentary. Specifically, I will discuss the following three points: (1) the definition of negative refraction; (2) McCall's argument regarding the form of the Poynting vector; and (3) McCall's claim of overwhelming experimental evidence for the physical reality of negative refraction.View full textDownload full textKeywordsnegative refraction, Poynting vector, magnetic polesRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500341003654468