Surface integral formulation for 3D simulations of plasmonic and high permittivity nanostructures

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 732-740

  Kern, Andreas M ^a   Martin, Olivier J F ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3-D SIMULATIONS; DISCRETE DIPOLE APPROXIMATIONS; ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERINGS; FABRICATION ACCURACIES; GEOMETRIC APPROXIMATIONS; HIGH PERMITTIVITIES; HOT SPOTS; NEAR FIELDS; PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES; SURFACE INTEGRALS; VOLUME DISCRETIZATION;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 65249115827     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.000732     Document Type: Article

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