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Electronic analogy of Goos-H\"{a}nchen effect: a review

Optics 2013-09-10 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

The analogies between optical and electronic Goos-H\"{a}nchen effects are established based on electron wave optics in semiconductor or graphene-based nanostructures. In this paper, we give a brief overview of the progress achieved so far in the field of electronic Goos-H\"{a}nchen shifts, and show the relevant optical analogies. In particular, we present several theoretical results on the giant positive and negative Goos-H\"{a}nchen shifts in various semiconductor or graphen-based nanostructures, their controllability, and potential applications in electronic devices, e.g. spin (or valley) beam splitters.

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@article{arxiv.1301.3549,
  title  = {Electronic analogy of Goos-H\"{a}nchen effect: a review},
  author = {Xi Chen and Xiao-Jing Lu and Yue Ban and Chun-Fang Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.3549},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

21 pages, 5 figures, contribution to "Beam Shifts" special issue in Journal of Optics