Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 6, 0623002(2020)

Graphene Gap Plasmonic Waveguide for Deep-Subwavelength Transmission of Mid-Infrared Waves

Da Teng1,2、*, Kai Wang3、**, Zhe Li4, Qing Cao4, Yanan Tang1、***, Yongzhe Zhao1, Ziyi Liu1, Yunwen Zhang1, and Rongzhen Guo1
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  • 1School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450044, China
  • 2Quantum materials research Center, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450044, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 4College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Schematic of waveguide structure
    Normalized energy distribution of fundamental mode. (a) Normalized energy distribution; (b) |Sz| along y direction
    Graphene plasmon modal properties with respect to frequency. (a) Re(neff) and LP; (b) Aeff/A0 and FM. Here, we set μc=0.5 eV, T=300 K, τ=0.5 ps, R=30 nm, ε1=3, ε2=1, W= 200 nm, H=100 nm, and D=20 nm
    Modal transmission properties with respect to R and D. (a) Re(neff) and LP versus R when D=20 nm; (b) Aeff/A0 and FM versus R when D=20 nm; (c) Re(neff) and LP versus D when R= 30 nm; (d) Aeff/A0 and FM versus D when R= 30 nm
    Modal transmission properties with respect to nanowire permittivity and chemical potential of graphene. (a) Re(neff) and LP as functions of ε1 when μc=0.5 eV; (b) Aeff/A0 and FM as functions of ε1 when μc=0.5 eV; (c) Re(neff) and LP as functions of μc when ε1=2; (d)
    • Table 1. Impact of permittivity of rectangular dielectric on graphene plasmon mode

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      Table 1. Impact of permittivity of rectangular dielectric on graphene plasmon mode

      Value of permittivityEffective mode index neffMode area Aeff /m2
      237.062+0.278i1.832×10-15
      448.950+0.441i1.616×10-15
      663.776+0.626i1.213×10-15
      879.689+0.811i0.959×10-15
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    Da Teng, Kai Wang, Zhe Li, Qing Cao, Yanan Tang, Yongzhe Zhao, Ziyi Liu, Yunwen Zhang, Rongzhen Guo. Graphene Gap Plasmonic Waveguide for Deep-Subwavelength Transmission of Mid-Infrared Waves[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(6): 0623002

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    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Jul. 23, 2019

    Accepted: Sep. 9, 2019

    Published Online: Mar. 6, 2020

    The Author Email: Teng Da (tengda@zznu.edu.cn), Wang Kai (wangkai@mail.sitp.ac.cn), Tang Yanan (yntang2010@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0623002

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