Main input parameters | ModeAndScheme M S | Scatterers N | TmatrixFiles Nfiles | DielectricFunctions Nfuns | Medium X | Wavelength L1 [ L2 n ] | Incidence a b c [ p ] / [ na nb nc ] | MultipoleCutoff n1 [ n2 [ t ] ] | MultipoleSelections Ns | Output control | OutputFormat F [ filename ] | Verbosity L | Near-field specific keywords | SpacePoints filename | MapQuantity [p] [E] [B] [C] | MapOaQuantity [p] | Polarimetry keywords | ScatteringAngles a b c / [ na nb nc ] | Advanced use / development | ScattererCentredCrossSections | DumpCollectiveTmatrix [ filename ] | DumpPrestagedA | DumpStagedA | DumpScaCoeff | DumpIncCoeff | DisableStoutBalancing | DisableRTR

Single particle T-matrix | Multi-particle matrices

Voigt profile, obtained from Faddeeva_w

Main program termsProgram | multiscat module | miet module | swav module | sphmsv module | linalg module | eps module | HDFfive module

Theory | Description of the incident beam | Rotation of reference frames | Transmission at the interface | Numerical implementation and code considerations | Validation of the results | Examples

Depth profile | Coupling to SPPs | 2D map

Homogeneous Helmholtz equation | Scalar and vector spherical waves | Linear superposition approach and the T-matrix ansatz | Transformation under rotation/translation of coordinates | Rotation | Translation | Factorized translation (involving rotation) | Multiple scattering | Formulating the problem | From linearity and imposition of appropriate boundary conditions, again, the excitation coefficients $\rbc^ | \begin | T-matrix constructions for $N$ scatterers | \begin | Calculation of optical cross-sections and activity | Convergence, truncation, and error propagation | Solution schemes | Stout's recursive scheme with matrix balancing | Mackowski and Mishchenko's scheme

New core features | User level | Code optimisation

Single interface | TE-polarised light | TM-polarised light | Reflectivity of a layer | Reflectivity of a multilayer structure

Setting up

Setting up

Setting up

Setting up

Reflectivity against internal incident angle for the Kretschmann configuration, at fixed wavelength | Setting up | Modelling the reflectivity | Plotting the results | Variation of the parameters, and effect on the resonance

Setting up | Variation of the bulk medium | Local sensitivity

Dipole in a vacuum | Dipole near a thin gold film (Kretschmann configuration)

Setting up

Kretschmann configuration | Dispersion curve of coupled-SPPs on a thin free standing metal film