This dissertation develops computational models to study the optical coupling between plasmonic nanoparticles and quantum emitters. A large number of nanophotonic applications function by using either plasmon enhanced fields to enhance optical processes within quantum emitters or the sensitivity of plasmon resonances to their environment. Developing computational methods to fully...
The emergence of lightwave communication and computing, and applications in nanophotonics require an understanding of complex electromagnetic wave phenomena in linear and nonlinear materials having frequency-dependent and intensity-dependent polarizations. Both the complexity of the underlying physics and the problems required for modern engineering applications necessitate understanding the vector-nature of the...