title: Dispersive contour-path finite-difference time-domain algorithm for modeling surface plasmon polaritons at flat interfaces.
abstract: We investigate the accuracy of the two-dimensional Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method in modelling Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs) in the case of a single metal-dielectric interface and of a thin metal film showing that FDTD has difficulties in the low-group-velocity region of the SPP. We combine a contour-path approach with Z transform to handle both the electromagnetic boundary conditions at the interface and the negative dispersive dielectric function of the metal. The relative error is thus significantly reduced.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agio