Modal Analysis for a Waveguide of Nanorods Using the Field Computation for a Chain of Finite Length
Keywords:
Generalized multipole technique, Modal analysis, surface plasmon polariton, waveguideAbstract
The propagation of light along an infinite 2D chain of silver nanorods is analyzed and the dispersion for this waveguide is computed using field computation for a finite chain of nanorods. In this work, generalized multipole technique is used for the analysis. This method calculates the imaginary and real parts of the propagation constant by exciting the chain in one end and observing propagation of modes along the chain far enough from the excitation. It is shown that a short chain of finite length is sufficient for the calculation of the phase constant while the attenuation constant requires a longer chain. Field distribution is depicted for even and odd modes and it is shown that in the simulated frequency range only two modes can be excited and can propagate along the waveguide.
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