Title :
Graphene coated ZnO nanowire optical waveguides
Author :
Bigeng Chen ; Limin Tong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
Using a tape-assist-transfer method and micromanipulation, we have fabricated graphene coated ZnO nanowire (GZN) optical waveguides. The GZNs exhibit significant saturable absorption (differential transmission of 15% at 1064nm), which can be employed for optical modulation.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; graphene; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical fabrication; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; optical waveguides; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; C-ZnO; GZN optical waveguide fabrication; differential transmission; graphene-coated ZnO nanowire optical waveguides; micromanipulation; optical modulation; saturable absorption; tape-assist-transfer method; wavelength 1064 nm; Graphene; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
