FDTD scattered field formulation for scatterers in stratified dispersive media

Opt Express. 2010 Mar 1;18(5):4380-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.004380.

Abstract

We introduce a simple scattered field (SF) technique that enables finite difference time domain (FDTD) modeling of light scattering from dispersive objects residing in stratified dispersive media. The introduced SF technique is verified against the total field scattered field (TFSF) technique. As an application example, we study surface plasmon polariton enhanced light transmission through a 100 nm wide slit in a silver film.