Finite-difference time-domain technique as an efficient tool for obtaining the regularized Green function: applications to the local field problem in quantum optics for inhomogeneous lossy materials

Details Finite-difference time-domain technique as an efficient tool for obtaining the regularized Green function: applications to the local field problem in quantum optics for inhomogeneous lossy materials Finite-difference time-domain technique as an efficient tool for obtaining the regularized Green function: applications to the local field problem in quantum optics for inhomogeneous lossy materials

2012-03-28

arxiv.org/abs/1203.6365v1

Physics

Quantum Physics

3 pages, 3 figures

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The calculation of the local density of states (LDOS) in lossy materials has long been disputed due to the divergence of the homogeneous Green function with equal space arguments. For arbitrary shaped lossy structures, such as those of interest in nanoplasmonics, this problem is particular challenging. A non-divergent LDOS obtained in numerical methods like the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD), at first sight, appears to be wrong. Here we show that FDTD is not only an ideal choice for obtaining the regularized LDOS, but it can address the local field problem for any lossy inhomogeneous material. We exemplify the case of a finite-size photon emitter embedded within and outside a lossy metal nanoparticle, and show excellent agreement with analytical results.

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