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、*
Author Affiliations
  • 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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    Figures & Tables(7)
    Wideband waveguide modulator. (a) Three-dimensional structure; (b) cross-sectional structure in x-y plane; (c) schematic of normalized electric field distribution
    Relationship between permittivity and chemical potential of graphene at room temperature
    Relationship between mode loss and different parameters. (a) Chemical potential; (b) wavelength
    Effect of gap between nanowires and adjacent graphenes on modulation depth
    Relationship between radius of silicon nanowire and modulation depth
    Relationship between horizontal offset of silicon nanowire and modulation depth
    • Table 1. Performance comparison of proposed modulator with recently reported graphene modulators

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      Table 1. Performance comparison of proposed modulator with recently reported graphene modulators

      ModulatorMD /(dB·μm-1)f3dB /(GHz)Ebit /(fJ·bit-1)
      Ref. [28]0.165830.6780.50
      Ref. [29]0.240080.0108.00
      Ref. [30]0.4600101.0271.00
      Proposed modulator0.1500251.011.50
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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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