Solutions of plasmonic structures using the multilevel fast multipole algorithm
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RF AND MICROWAVE COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING, vol.26, no.4, pp.335-341, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 26 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1002/mmce.20976
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RF AND MICROWAVE COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.335-341
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We consider accurate full-wave solutions of plasmonic problems using the multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA). Metallic structures at optical frequencies are modeled by using the Lorentz-Drude model, formulated with surface integral equations, and analyzed iteratively via MLFMA. Among alternative choices, the electric and magnetic current combined-field integral equation (JMCFIE) and the combined tangential formulation (CTF), which are popular integral-equation formulations for penetrable objects, are discretized with the conventional Rao-Wilton-Glisson functions and used to model plasmonic structures. We discuss electromagnetic interactions in plasmonic media and show how far-field interactions may be omitted for improving the efficiency without sacrificing the accuracy of results. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 26:335-341, 2016.