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    • Computational electromagnetics
    • Nanophotonics
    • Numerical methods

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    • Solving large-scale electromagnetic problems in photonics is computationally demanding.
    • Conventional methods struggle with arbitrary geometries and complex material properties.
    • The multilevel fast multipole method (MLFMM) and boundary element method (BEM) offer potential solutions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe a novel MLFMM-BEM algorithm utilizing scalar and vector potentials.
    • To demonstrate the method's capability in handling complex, multi-object photonic systems.
    • To validate the algorithm's efficiency and accuracy for various 3D photonic scatterers.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of an MLFMM-BEM algorithm based on scalar and vector potential formulations.
    • Application to multiple lossy or lossless dielectric objects of arbitrary geometry (nested, in contact, dispersed).
    • Validation through calculations of absorption, scattering, extinction efficiencies, and bistatic radar cross section (RCS).

    Main Results:

    • The MLFMM-BEM method efficiently handles 3D photonic scatterers with a large number of unknowns.
    • Calculated efficiencies for gold nanoparticle spheres align with Mie theory.
    • Bistatic RCS predictions for gold and coated gold spheres match Mie theory.
    • MLFMM calculations for a gold-silver heterodimer agree with standard BEM results.

    Conclusions:

    • The described MLFMM-BEM algorithm provides an efficient and accurate solution for large-scale, arbitrary-geometry photonics problems.
    • The scalar/vector potential formulation is effective for diverse dielectric objects and configurations.
    • The method shows strong agreement with established theories and standard numerical techniques.