Scattering properties of an individual metallic nano-spheroid by the incident polarized light wave

Peng Liu, Juan Liu*, Jing Liu*, Xingxing Zhao, Jinghui Xie, Yongtian Wang

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Abstract

The scattering properties of a metallic nano-spheroid under the illumination of different polarized light waves are investigated using 3D boundary element method. The influences of different geometrical sizes of the nano-spheroid and incident directions of the illuminating light wave on the scattering spectrum are studied for different incident polarized light waves. The results show that the metallic nano-spheroid has two intrinsic resonant modes, corresponding to different polarization states and resonant wavelengths. The scattering enhancement, the resonant wavelength, and the location of the enhanced optical field are strongly dependent on the polarization properties of the illuminating light waves, and they can be modulated by appropriately choosing the polarization directions of the incident light wave.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1076-1081
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Communications
Volume284
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Feb 2011

Keywords

  • 3D boundary element method
  • Metallic nano-spheroid
  • Scattering properties

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