Preface ........................................................ ix
Acknowledgments .............................................. xiii
Editor ......................................................... xv
Contributors ................................................. xvii
1 Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method in Photonics and
Nanophotonics ................................................ 1
Mohamed A. Swillam
2 The FDTD Method: Essences, Evolutions, and Applications to
Nano-Optics and Quantum Physics ............................. 37
Xiaoyan Y.Z. Xiong and Wei E.I. Sha
3 Modeling of Optical Metamaterials Using the FDTD Method ..... 83
Yan Zhao
4 Modeling Optical Metamaterials with and without Gain
Materials Using FDTD Method ................................ 145
Zhixiang Huang, Bo Wu, and Xianliang Wu
5 FDTD Simulation of Trapping Microspheres and Nanowires
with Optical Tweezers ...................................... 217
Jing Li, Chunli Zhu, and Xiaoping Wu
6 Nanostructured Photodetector for Enhanced Light
Absorption ................................................. 251
Narottam Das
7 Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method Application in
Nanomedicine ............................................... 291
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Appendix A: Material and Physical Constants ................... 329
Appendix B: Photon Equations, Index of Refraction,
Electromagnetic Spectrum, and Wavelength of Commercial
Laser ...................................................... 333
Appendix C: Symbols and Formulas .............................. 339
Index ......................................................... 361
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