Analysis of the polarizability of an array of spherical metallic inclusions in a dielectric host sphere

J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2014 Nov 1;31(11):2409-14. doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.31.002409.

Abstract

The polarizability of an array of metallic spheres embedded in a dielectric host sphere is obtained by means of a quasi-static analysis of the electromagnetic interaction. The proposed model is validated through comparisons with the results obtained with software based on the finite element method. A parametric study of the polarizability as a function of the number of inclusions, their radii, and their positions is presented. An analysis of the plasmon resonances of the particle as a function of the same parameters is performed.