Title :
Local field enhancement and spectral response of resonant nanostructures
Author :
Dineen, C. ; Reichelt, M. ; Zakharian, A.R. ; Moloney, J.V. ; Koch, S.W.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
Abstract :
The resonant behavior of metallic nano-structures is simulated using local mesh refinement of the FDTD method in 3 Dimensions. The influence of shape and tip geometry on the resonance structure and intensity of the optical fields is examined.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; infrared spectra; mesh generation; metals; nanostructured materials; visible spectra; FDTD; local field enhancement; local mesh refinement; metallic nanostructures; optical field intensity; resonance structure; resonant nanostructures; shape influence; spectral response; tip geometry; Adaptive mesh refinement; Computational modeling; Finite difference methods; Geometrical optics; Mathematics; Nanostructures; Optical surface waves; Physics; Resonance; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453360
