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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-akron12077126832021-08-03T05:25:36Z Analytical and Numerical Models of Multilayered Photonic Devices Ning, Ding Electrical Engineering Electromagnetism Engineering Materials Science Physics surface plasmons surface plasmon polaritons nano photonics plasmonics long-range surface plasmon modulator <p>Plasmonics, one of the most promising subfields in nano-photonics, has attracted much attention due to the possibility of focusing, guiding and manipulating light on the nanoscale, overcoming the diffraction limit of classical optics.</p><p>Surface plasmons, studied in plasmonics, are due to collective oscillations of the electron gas in metals and can exist in the form of propagating surface waves or localized excitations. Noble metals can support surface plasmons within and around the visible spectrum, which allows the surface plasmons to be excited by regular optical sources. However, the practical usability of surface plasmons is significantly reduced by the losses in metallic materials and the short propagating length. Methods of reducing such losses and increasing the propagating length are highly desirable.</p><p>In this thesis, surface plasmons are analyzed both theoretically and numerically. A composite material reducing surface plasmon losses and increasing the range of propagation is proposed.</p><p>In numerical modeling, absorbing boundary conditions for surface plasmons are proposed and tested; such conditions reduce the size of the computational domain and the computational resources required.</p> 2008-05-12 English text University of Akron / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207712683 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207712683 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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language English
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topic Electrical Engineering
Electromagnetism
Engineering
Materials Science
Physics
surface plasmons
surface plasmon polaritons
nano photonics
plasmonics
long-range surface plasmon
modulator
spellingShingle Electrical Engineering
Electromagnetism
Engineering
Materials Science
Physics
surface plasmons
surface plasmon polaritons
nano photonics
plasmonics
long-range surface plasmon
modulator
Ning, Ding
Analytical and Numerical Models of Multilayered Photonic Devices
author Ning, Ding
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title Analytical and Numerical Models of Multilayered Photonic Devices
title_short Analytical and Numerical Models of Multilayered Photonic Devices
title_full Analytical and Numerical Models of Multilayered Photonic Devices
title_fullStr Analytical and Numerical Models of Multilayered Photonic Devices
title_full_unstemmed Analytical and Numerical Models of Multilayered Photonic Devices
title_sort analytical and numerical models of multilayered photonic devices
publisher University of Akron / OhioLINK
publishDate 2008
url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207712683
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