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A new model of dispersion for metals leading to a more accurate modeling of plasmonic structures using the FDTD method

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We present FDTD simulations results obtained using the Drude Critical points model. This model enables spectroscopic studies of metallic structures over wider wavelength ranges than usually used, and it facilitates the study of structures made of several metals.

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  1. Institut Charles Delaunay, CNRS UMR 6279, Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d’Instrumentation Optique, Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12, rue Marie Curie, BP-2060, 10010, Troyes Cedex, France

    A. Vial, M. Dridi & L. Le Cunff

  2. Institut FEMTO-ST, CNRS UMR 6174, Département de Physique et de Métrologie des Oscillateurs, Université de Franche-Comté, 32, avenue de l’Observatoire, 25044, Besançon Cedex, France

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Vial, A., Laroche, T., Dridi, M. et al. A new model of dispersion for metals leading to a more accurate modeling of plasmonic structures using the FDTD method. Appl. Phys. A 103, 849–853 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-6224-9

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