Finite-difference analysis of plasmon-induced forces of metal nano-clusters by the Lorentz force formulation

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 27731-27747

  Fujii, Masafumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LORENTZ FORCE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; METALS; NANOSPHERES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMONS; RESONANCE; SPHERES;

A-PLANE; CLOSE PROXIMITY; CONTACT POINTS; COULOMB FORCES; FINITE-DIFFERENCE ANALYSIS; FUNDAMENTAL RESONANCE; INFRARED RANGE; IRREGULAR STRUCTURES; LIGHT-INDUCED FORCES; LORENTZ; METAL PARTICLE; METAL SPHERES; MIE THEORY; PLASMONIC RESONANCES; RADIATION PRESSURE; RESONANCE MODE; STRONG BINDING;

METAL ANALYSIS;

METAL; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; METALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 78650559579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.027731     Document Type: Article

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