Frequency-dependent locally one-dimensional FDTD implementation with a combined dispersion model for the analysis of surface plasmon waveguides

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 824-826

  Shibayama, Jun ^a   Takahashi, Ryo ^a   Yamauchi, Junji ^a   Nakano, Hisamatsu ^a  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Locally one dimensional finite difference time domain (LOD FDTD) method; Piecewise linear recursive convolution (PLRC) method; Surface plasmon polariton (SPP)

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES;

DRUDE-LORENTZ MODEL; PIECEWISE LINEAR RECURSIVE CONVOLUTION METHOD; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 43449093185     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.921830     Document Type: Article

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