Light scattering by a sphere dimer: Extinction cross section
Extinction (= light scattering + absorption) cross section of a sphere dimer, calculated from MESME (see
F. J. García de Abajo, Phys. Rev. B 60, 6086 (1999)
) up to an iteration order as specified below.
Dielectric function ε
1
(ω)
Drude
Ag (J & C 1972)
Al (Palik)
Al2O3 (Palik)
Au (J & C 1972)
Co (J & C 1972)
Cr
Cu (J & C 1972)
GaAs
Ge
MgO (Howie)
Ni (Palik)
Pt
Si (amor., Palik)
SiC (Palik)
SiO2 (glass, Palik)
For Drude (ignored otherwise):
ε(ω)=1-ω
p
2
/ω(ω+iη)
ω
p
(eV) =
η (eV) =
Dielectric function ε
2
(ω)
Same as ε
1
(ω):
Yes
No
Ag (J & C 1972)
Al (Palik)
Al2O3 (Palik)
Au (J & C 1972)
Co (J & C 1972)
Cr
Cu (J & C 1972)
GaAs
Ge
MgO (Howie)
Ni (Palik)
Pt
Si (amor., Palik)
SiC (Palik)
SiO2 (glass, Palik)
Polarization
Parallel
Perpendicular
Geometrical parameters
Left-sphere radius
a
(nm) =
Right-sphere radius
b
(nm) =
Surface-to-surface distance
d
(nm) =
Other parameters
ω
min
(eV) =
ω
max
(eV) =
l
max
=
(maximum orbital momentum no. ≤ 25)
Iteration order =
(maximum iteration order ≤ 60)
Dielectric function of the environment, ε
0
=