title: Comparison of surface integral equation formulations for electromagnetic analysis of plasmonic nanoscatterers.
abstract: The performance of most widespread surface integral equation (SIE) formulations with the method of moments (MoM) are studied in the context of plasmonic materials. Although not yet widespread in optics, SIE-MoM approaches bring important advantages for the rigorous analysis of penetrable plasmonic bodies. Criteria such as accuracy in near and far field calculations, iterative convergence and reliability are addressed to assess the suitability of these formulations in the field of plasmonics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Teoría do Sinal e Comunicacións, E.E. Telecomunicación, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain. martaga@com.uvigo.es
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Taboada
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Solís
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Landesa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Obelleiro