Nonlocal Effects in the Plasmons of Strongly Interacting Nanoparticles, Dimers, and Waveguides

Spatial nonlocality in the optical response of noble metals is shown to produce significant blue shift and near-field quenching of plasmons in nanoparticle dimers, nanoshells, and thin metal waveguides. Compared with a local description relying on the use of frequency-dependent dielectric functions,... View More