diff --git a/lepaper/examples.lyx b/lepaper/examples.lyx index 5c5a660..82cc519 100644 --- a/lepaper/examples.lyx +++ b/lepaper/examples.lyx @@ -112,17 +112,6 @@ Finally, we present some results obtained with the QPMS suite as well as examples \family default directory of the QPMS source repository. - The benchmarks require SCUFF-EM of version xxx -\begin_inset Marginal -status open - -\begin_layout Plain Layout -Add the version when possible. -\end_layout - -\end_inset - - or newer. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection @@ -314,12 +303,251 @@ Next, we study the eigenmode problem of the same rectangular arrays. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsubsection -lMax vs radius +Effects of multipole cutoff \end_layout \begin_layout Standard -square lattice of spherical particles at gamma point, modes as a function - of particle radius for several different lMaxes. +In order to demonstrate some of the consequences of multipole cutoff, we + consider a square lattice with periodicity +\begin_inset Formula $p_{x}=p_{y}=580\,\mathrm{nm}$ +\end_inset + + filled with spherical golden nanoparticles (with Drude-Lorentz model for + permittivity; one sphere per unit cell) embedded in a medium with a constant + refractive index +\begin_inset Formula $n=1.52$ +\end_inset + +. + We vary the multipole cutoff +\begin_inset Formula $l_{\max}=1,\dots,5$ +\end_inset + + and the particle radius +\begin_inset Formula $r=50\,\mathrm{nm},\dots,300\,\mathrm{nm}$ +\end_inset + + (note that right end of this interval is unphysical, as the spheres touch + at +\begin_inset Formula $r=290\,\mathrm{nm}$ +\end_inset + +) We look at the lattice modes at the +\begin_inset Formula $\Gamma$ +\end_inset + + point right below the diffracted order crossing at 1.406 eV using Beyn's + algorithm; the integration contour for Beyn's algorithm being a circle + with centre at +\begin_inset Formula $\omega=\left(1.335+0i\right)\mathrm{eV}/\hbar$ +\end_inset + + and radius +\begin_inset Formula $70.3\,\mathrm{meV}/\hbar$ +\end_inset + +, and 410 sample points. + We classify each of the found modes as one of the ten irreducible representatio +ns of the corresponding little group at the +\begin_inset Formula $\Gamma$ +\end_inset + + point, +\begin_inset Formula $D_{4h}$ +\end_inset + +. +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +The real and imaginary parts of the obtained mode frequencies are shown + in Fig. + +\begin_inset CommandInset ref +LatexCommand ref +reference "square lattice var lMax, r at gamma point Au" +plural "false" +caps "false" +noprefix "false" + +\end_inset + +. + The most obvious (and expected) effect of the cutoff is the reduction of + the number of modes found: the case +\begin_inset Formula $l_{\max}=1$ +\end_inset + + (dipole-dipole approximation) contains only the modes with nontrivial dipole + excitations ( +\begin_inset Formula $x,y$ +\end_inset + + dipoles in +\begin_inset Formula $\mathrm{E}'$ +\end_inset + + and +\begin_inset Formula $z$ +\end_inset + + dipole in +\begin_inset Formula $\mathrm{A_{2}''})$ +\end_inset + +. + For relatively small particle sizes, the main effect of increasing +\begin_inset Formula $l_{\max}$ +\end_inset + + is making the higher multipolar modes accessible at all. + As the particle radius increases, there start to appear more non-negligible + elements in the +\begin_inset Formula $T$ +\end_inset + +-matrix, and the cutoff then affects the mode frequencies as well. +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +Another effect related to mode finding is, that increasing +\begin_inset Formula $l_{\max}$ +\end_inset + + leads to overall decrease of the lowest singular values of the mode problem + matrix +\begin_inset Formula $M\left(\omega,\vect k\right)$ +\end_inset + +, so that they are very close to zero for a large frequency area, making + it harder to determine the exact roots of the mode equation +\begin_inset CommandInset ref +LatexCommand eqref +reference "eq:lattice mode equation" +plural "false" +caps "false" +noprefix "false" + +\end_inset + +, which might lead to some spurious results: Fig. + +\begin_inset CommandInset ref +LatexCommand ref +reference "square lattice var lMax, r at gamma point Au" +plural "false" +caps "false" +noprefix "false" + +\end_inset + + shows modes with positive imaginary frequencies for +\begin_inset Formula $l_{\max}\ge3$ +\end_inset + +, which is unphysical (positive imaginary frequency means effective losses + of the medium, which, together with the lossy particles, prevent emergence + of propagating modes). + However, the spurious frequencies can be made disappear by tuning the parameter +s of Beyn's algorithm (namely, stricter residual threshold), but that might + lead to losing legitimate results as well, especially if they are close + to the integration contour. + In such cases, it is often helpful to run Beyn's algorithm several times + with different contours enclosing smaller frequency areas. +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +\begin_inset Float figure +placement document +alignment document +wide false +sideways false +status open + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +\begin_inset Caption Standard + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +\begin_inset Graphics + filename figs/beyn_lMax_cutoff_Au_sphere.pdf + width 100text% + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\end_inset + +Consequences of multipole degree cutoff: Eigenfrequencies found with Beyn's + algorithm for an infinite square lattice of golden spherical nanoparticles + with varying particle size. +\begin_inset CommandInset label +LatexCommand label +name "square lattice var lMax, r at gamma point Au" + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\end_inset + + +\begin_inset Note Note +status open + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +\begin_inset Float figure +placement document +alignment document +wide false +sideways false +status collapsed + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +\begin_inset Caption Standard + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +\begin_inset Graphics + filename figs/beyn_lMax_cutoff_const_eps_sphere.pdf + width 100text% + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +Consequences of multipole degree cutoff: Eigenfrequencies found with Beyn's + algorithm for an infinite square lattice of spherical nanoparticles with + constant relative permittivity +\begin_inset Formula $\epsilon=4.0+0.7i$ +\end_inset + + and varying particle size. +\begin_inset CommandInset label +LatexCommand label +name "square lattice var lMax, r at gamma point constant epsilon" + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\end_inset + + \end_layout \end_body diff --git a/lepaper/figs/beyn_lMax_cutoff_Au_sphere.pdf.REMOVED.git-id b/lepaper/figs/beyn_lMax_cutoff_Au_sphere.pdf.REMOVED.git-id new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3069ca7 --- /dev/null +++ b/lepaper/figs/beyn_lMax_cutoff_Au_sphere.pdf.REMOVED.git-id @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +67694073f215e34a67372e1396a73dedb4e4410b \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/lepaper/figs/beyn_lMax_cutoff_const_eps_sphere.pdf.REMOVED.git-id 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