Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 19, 1923001(2021)

Graphene Surface Plasmon Polariton Modulator Based on Biased Nanowires

Xiangzhuang Kong1, Jinhua Li1, Xiaoman Luo1, Chengkai Jiang1, Zhanghua Han2, and Youqiao Ma1、*
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  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210044, China
  • 2School of Physics and Electronic Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, shandong 250358, China
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    It is very important to develop high performance electro-optic modulator to construct on-chip photonic circuits. A novel surface isoplasmon waveguide electro-optic modulator based on graphene mixing is designed, which consists of bias-silicon nanowires, double graphene layers, and silver nanowires placed between the two graphene layers. A two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain algorithm is used to calculate and analyze the influence of structural parameters on the modulation performance of the device. The simulation results show that the designed modulator can achieve excellent modulation performance at the operating wavelength of 1550 nm, and its 3 dB modulation bandwidth is as high as 250 GHz. The modulation depth and power consumption are higher than 0.15 dB/μm and lower than 11.5 fJ/bit, respectively. This modulator can provide design ideas for the development of a new generation of high-performance integrated electro-optic modulators.

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    Xiangzhuang Kong, Jinhua Li, Xiaoman Luo, Chengkai Jiang, Zhanghua Han, Youqiao Ma. Graphene Surface Plasmon Polariton Modulator Based on Biased Nanowires[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(19): 1923001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Mar. 11, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 21, 2021

    Published Online: Oct. 29, 2021

    The Author Email: Ma Youqiao (mayouqiao188@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.1923001

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