• DocumentCode
    809396
  • Title

    Simulating near-field effects in high-density optical-disk data storage

  • Author

    Zakharian, Aramais R. ; Moloney, Jerome V. ; Mansuripur, Masud

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Math. Sci., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    Plane-wave expansion methods for classical diffraction theory equations, coupled with the direct numerical solution of Maxwell´s equations using local grid refinement and the finite-difference time-domain method, help us reliably simulate an optical system´s macroscopic and subwavelength components.
  • Keywords
    Maxwell equations; finite difference time-domain analysis; light diffraction; optical disc storage; simulation; Maxwell equations; diffraction theory equations; direct numerical solution; finite-difference time-domain method; high-density optical-disk data storage; local grid refinement; macroscopic components; near-field effects; plane-wave expansion; simulation; subwavelength components; Computational modeling; Finite difference methods; Geometrical optics; Maxwell equations; Memory; Optical computing; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computing in Science & Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1521-9615
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCISE.2003.1238700
  • Filename
    1238700