Upper bounds on absorption and scattering
(2020) In New Journal of Physics 22(7).- Abstract
A general framework for determining fundamental bounds in nanophotonics is introduced in this paper. The theory is based on convex optimization of dual problems constructed from operators generated by electromagnetic integral equations. The optimized variable is a contrast current defined within a prescribed region of a given material constitutive relations. Two power conservation constraints analogous to the optical theorem are utilized to tighten the bounds and to prescribe either losses or material properties. Thanks to the utilization of matrix rank-1 updates, modal decompositions, and model order reduction techniques, the optimization procedure is computationally efficient even for complicated scenarios. No dual gaps are observed.... (More)
A general framework for determining fundamental bounds in nanophotonics is introduced in this paper. The theory is based on convex optimization of dual problems constructed from operators generated by electromagnetic integral equations. The optimized variable is a contrast current defined within a prescribed region of a given material constitutive relations. Two power conservation constraints analogous to the optical theorem are utilized to tighten the bounds and to prescribe either losses or material properties. Thanks to the utilization of matrix rank-1 updates, modal decompositions, and model order reduction techniques, the optimization procedure is computationally efficient even for complicated scenarios. No dual gaps are observed. The method is well-suited to accommodate material anisotropy and inhomogeneity. To demonstrate the validity of the method, bounds on scattering, absorption, and extinction cross sections are derived first and evaluated for several canonical regions. The tightness of the bounds is verified by comparison to optimized spherical nanoparticles and shells. The next metric investigated is bi-directional scattering studied closely on a particular example of an electrically thin slab. Finally, the bounds are established for Purcell's factor and local field enhancement where a dimer is used as a practical example.
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- author
- Gustafsson, Mats LU ; Schab, Kurt LU ; Jelinek, Lukas and Capek, Miloslav LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2020
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Absorption, Bounds, Convex optimization, Field enhancement, Plasmonics, Scattering
- in
- New Journal of Physics
- volume
- 22
- issue
- 7
- article number
- 073013
- publisher
- IOP Publishing
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85089814528
- ISSN
- 1367-2630
- DOI
- 10.1088/1367-2630/ab83d3
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 5d6d53ff-4c5b-483e-8878-1874f30e7db1
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- 2020-12-29 13:40:35
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