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
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;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCISE.2003.1238700
