Hybrid graphene plasmonic waveguide modulators
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2016-09-16 v1
Abstract
The unique optical and electronic properties of graphene allow one to realize active optical devices. While several types of graphene-based photonic modulators have already been demonstrated, the potential of combining the versatility of graphene with subwavelength field confinement of plasmonic/metallic structures is not fully realized. Here we report fabrication and study of hybrid graphene-plasmonic modulators. We consider several types of modulators and identify the most promising one for light modulation at telecom and near-infrared. Our proof-of-concept results pave the way towards on-chip realization of efficient graphene-based active plasmonic waveguide devices for optical communications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1609.04734,
title = {Hybrid graphene plasmonic waveguide modulators},
author = {D. Ansell and B. D. Thackray and D. E. Aznakayeva and P. Thomas and G. H. Auton and O. P. Marshall and F. J. Rodriguez and I. P. Radko and Z. Han and S. I. Bozhevolnyi and A. N. Grigorenko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.04734},
year = {2016}
}
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13 pages, 7 figures