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
Author Affiliations
  • 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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    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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    Paper Information

    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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