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Rapid analysis of scattering from periodic dielectric structures using accelerated Cartesian expansions

Journal Article · · Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision
Here, the analysis of fields in periodic dielectric structures arise in numerous applications of recent interest, ranging from photonic bandgap structures and plasmonically active nanostructures to metamaterials. To achieve an accurate representation of the fields in these structures using numerical methods, dense spatial discretization is required. This, in turn, affects the cost of analysis, particularly for integral-equation-based methods, for which traditional iterative methods require Ο(Ν2) operations, Ν being the number of spatial degrees of freedom. In this paper, we introduce a method for the rapid solution of volumetric electric field integral equations used in the analysis of doubly periodic dielectric structures. The crux of our method is the accelerated Cartesian expansion algorithm, which is used to evaluate the requisite potentials in Ο(Ν) cost. Results are provided that corroborate our claims of acceleration without compromising accuracy, as well as the application of our method to a number of compelling photonics applications.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1252696
Report Number(s):
SAND--2016-1053J; 619145
Journal Information:
Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision, Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 29; ISSN 1084-7529; ISSN JOAOD6
Publisher:
Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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