Comparison of surface integral equation formulations for electromagnetic analysis of plasmonic nanoscatterers

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 9161-9171

  Araujo M G ^a   Taboada, J M ^b   Solis D M ^a   Rivero, J ^b   Landesa, L ^b   Obelleiro, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; FAR FIELD; PLASMONIC; PLASMONICS; RIGOROUS ANALYSIS; SURFACE INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

PLASMONS;

EID: 84860114375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.009161     Document Type: Article

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