Computational Nanotechnology Using Finite Difference Time Domain

Sarhan M. Musa, Ph.D is currently an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Prairie View A&M University, Houston, Texas, USA. He has been director of Prairie View Networking Academy, Houston, Texas, USA since 2004. Dr. Musa has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is frequently invited to speak about computational nanotechnology, has consulted for multiple organizations nationally and internationally, and has written and edited several books. Dr. Musa is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and is also an LTD Sprint and a Boeing Welliver fellow.

"It introduces a cutting-edge FDTD algorithm in nanotechnology, which is a hotspot in science and engineering. … It can be used as a course [text] for graduate students. … There is no competition, because the book’s contents are quite cross-disciplinary."—Wei E.I. Sha, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

• Preface. Acknowledgments. Editor. Contributors: Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method in Photonics and Nanophotonics, Mohamed A. Swillam. The FDTD Method: Essences, Evolutions and Applications to Nano-Optics and Quantum Physics, Xiaoyan Y. Z. Xiong and Wei E. I. Sha. Modeling of Optical Metamaterials Using the FDTD Method, Yan Zhao. Modeling Optical Metamaterials with and without Gain Materials Using FDTD Method, Zhixiang Huang, Bo Wu, and Xianliang Wu. FDTD Simulation of Trapping Microspheres and Nanowires with Optical Tweezers, Jing Li, Chunli Zhu, and Xiaoping Wu. Nanostructured Photodetector for Enhanced Light Absorption, Narottam Das. Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method Application in Nanomedicine, Viroj Wiwanitkit. Appendix A: Material and Physical Constants. Appendix B: Photon Equations, Index of Refraction, Electromagnetic Spectrum, and Wavelength of Commercial Laser. Appendix C: Symbols and Formulas. Index.