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Nano-Plasmonic Bowtie Antenna Simulator
A tool for simulating the near-field enhancement effects of nano-scale bowtie antennae.
Version 1.2.1 - published on 09 May 2011
DOI: 10254/nanohub-r4153.2 cite this
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| Abstract | This tool allows users to perform FDTD (finite difference time domain) simulations of nano-scale bowtie antennae of arbitrary geometry with a variety of material models. Outputs include: (1) simulation log; (2) sequences of planar png images (with dynamically scaled colorbar) in time; (3) sequences of volume slice “heightmap” plots in time; (4) sequences of volume cartesian slices in time; (5) dynamic calculation of points of maximum enhancement or electric field energy density; (6) field component energy densities plotted versus time at a specified point; (7) field component energy densities plotted versus wavelength at a specified point; (8) field component energy densities plotted versus frequency at a specified point; (9) overlay plots of “bare source” fields Note that this tool can be used to identify resonances for various antenna geometries. A useful strategy is to radiate the antenna with a gaussian source and look for the spectral peak. Coming soon in version 2.0: 1) Placement of multiple bowtie antennae in arbitrary arrangements 2) Placement of simulated spherical tip 3) New material models 4) Parallel computing support |
| Credits | Developed by Alex McLeod, Kenes Beketeyev, Eugene Song, and Graham Chapman at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, Molecular Foundry - Theory Group, in association with Jeffrey Neaton and P.J. Schuck. |
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