Equivalent-Circuit Modeling of Nonradiative Surface Plasmon Energy Transfer Along the Metallic Nanowire

An analytical methodology for establishing an equivalent-circuit network of nonradiative surface plasmon (SP) energy transport along the metallic nanowire (MNW) is presented. To find out the passive elements for MNW, the SP dispersion and damping relation through modified Bessel function electromagnetic (EM) field expansion was derived, thus demonstrating the low-pas transmission-line (TL) model. Specifically, the low-pass TL parameters, such as series impedance (
Z
) and shunt admittance (
Y
) can be calculated based on the lumped-element model and harmonic-voltage (current) distribution. Furthermore, the equivalent-circuit parameters, such as resistance (R), inductance (L), capacitance (C) and conductance (G), are obtained by employing the finite difference (FD) discretization method such as T-cell RLCG networks. These equivalent-circuit elements can be verified by the HSPICE circuit simulation and 3-D scattered finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Finally, the parallel MNWs are modeled as equivalent-circuit networks by using the electrostatic coupling.