2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/20630VWV's inhomogeneous wave solution to Maxwell equations in NIM are correct. In NIM, the modulations do not propagate along the Poynting vector.1 page, 1 figure, Accepted for publication in PRLCondensed MatterValanju, Walser, Valanju Reply to Pendry-Smith Comment on "Wave Refraction in Negative-Index Media: Always Positive and Inhomogeneous"text