We theoretically study channel plasmon-polaritons (CPPs) with a geometry similar to that in recent experiments at telecom wavelengths (Bozhevolnyi et al., Nature 440, 508 (2006)). The CPP modal shape, dispersion relation, and losses are simulated using the multiple multipole method and the finite difference time domain technique. It is shown that, with the increase of the wavelength, the fundam...

In this paper, a method is presented for modeling sound propagation in rooms using a signal processing approach. Low order digital filters are designed to match to sound propagation transfer functions calculated from boundary material and air absorption data. The technique is applied to low frequency, finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulation of room acoustics and to real-time image-sourc...

Numerical simulation provides a effective tool for studying both the spatial and temporal nature of acoustic field on 3D or 4D timespace. The paper deals with the description of discrete exterior calculus scheme for the wave equation. This method can be directly implemented on manifold, which is the generation of finite difference time domain method from flat space to curved space.

A competitive neural network (NN) learned by the OLVQ1algorithm has the potential to produce images for land cover mapping.We propose an extended OLVQ1 that adds learning ratios to the originalalgorithm. Applying it to SPOT XS data, we show that higher mappingaccuracies can be obtained compared to those of conventional methods.

We consider the Bresse system with frictional dissipative terms acting in all the equations. We show the exponential decay of the solution by using a method developed by Z. Liu and S. Zheng and their collaborators in past years. The numerical computations were made by using the finite difference method to prove the theoretical results. In particular, the finite difference method in our case is ...

In this paper, four channel demultiplexer is designed using two-dimensional photonic crystal for Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing applications. The proposed demultiplexer consists of bus wave guide, output wave guide and a cavity. The channel selection is done by having a cavity with unique refractive index. The two dimensional finite difference time domain and plane wave expansion metho...

An explicit spectrally accurate order-adaptive Hermite-Taylor method for the Schrödinger equation is developed. Numerical experiments illustrating the properties of the method are presented. The method, which is able to use very coarse grids while still retaining high accuracy, compares favorably to an existing exponential integrator high order summation-by-parts finite difference method.

Perfectly matched layer (PML) boundary conditions are derived for finite-difference timedomain analysis of acoustic waves within piezoelectric crystals. The robustness and effectiveness of the derived boundary conditions are demonstrated by simulating acoustic wave propagation in the bismuth germanate material system—a system in which simple absorbing boundary conditions cause instabilities. An...

Microwave ultra-wideband (UWB) radar systems are advantageous for their high-range resolution and ability to penetrate dielectric objects. Internal imaging of dielectric objects by UWB radar is a promising nondestructive method of testing aging roads and bridges and a noninvasive technique for human body examination. For these applications, we have already developed an accurate internal imaging...

An external barrier of an option contract is a stochastic variable which determines whether the option is knocked in or out when the value of the variable is above or below some predetermined level, but itself is not the price of an asset which underlies the option. In this paper, we present analytic formulation for the valuation of European options on one or multiple assets with single externa...