Convergence of the discrete dipole approximation. I. Theoretical analysis

Details Convergence of the discrete dipole approximation. I. Theoretical analysis Convergence of the discrete dipole approximation. I. Theoretical analysis

2007-03-31

arxiv.org/abs/0704.0033v1

J.Opt.Soc.Am.A 23(10): 2578-2591 (2006)

Physics

Optics

23 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1364/JOSAA.23.002578

We performed a rigorous theoretical convergence analysis of the discrete dipole approximation (DDA). We prove that errors in any measured quantity are bounded by a sum of a linear and quadratic term in the size of a dipole d, when the latter is in the range of DDA applicability. Moreover, the linear term is significantly smaller for cubically than for non-cubically shaped scatterers. Therefore, for small d errors for cubically shaped particles are much smaller than for non-cubically shaped. The relative importance of the linear term decreases with increasing size, hence convergence of DDA for large enough scatterers is quadratic in the common range of d. Extensive numerical simulations were carried out for a wide range of d. Finally we discuss a number of new developments in DDA and their consequences for convergence.

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