Title :
Simultaneous optical modulation and detection using graphene integrated on a silicon waveguide
Author :
Youngblood, Nathan ; Anugrah, Yoska ; Rui Ma ; Koester, Steven J. ; Mo Li
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
A dual-mode, graphene optical modulator and detector for the near-IR is demonstrated in a single device. Gate dependent photocurrent and optical transmission allow the device to operate in a highly novel mode of simultaneous optical modulation and detection.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; graphene; infrared detectors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; nanophotonics; optical modulation; optical waveguides; photoemission; silicon; C-Si; dual-mode graphene optical detector; dual-mode graphene optical modulator; gate-dependent photocurrent; graphene; near-IR detection; optical detection; optical modulation; optical transmission; silicon waveguide; Graphene; Logic gates; Optical buffering; Optical device fabrication; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
