FDTD Analysis of a Near-Field Optical Disk with a Ridged-Square Nano-Aperture

摘要

The scattering from a phase change disk that is illuminated by an optical near field through a ridged-square nano-aperture was analyzed. A finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method installed with motion equations of free electrons was used in the analysis and a three dimensional disk structure was taken into consideration. The far-field scattering patterns from the phase change disk were analyzed and the sum-signal output through a condenser lens was calculated. The crosstalk between plural marks and the readout characteristics of mark trains were investigated.