• DocumentCode
    1772391
  • Title

    Terahertz optical modulator based on metamaterial splitring resonators and graphene

  • Author

    Degl´Innocenti, Riccardo ; Jessop, David S. ; Shah, Yash D. ; Sibik, Juraj ; Zeitler, Axel ; Kidambi, Piran R. ; Hofmann, Stephan ; Beere, H.E. ; Ritchie, D.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Cavendish Lab., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We realized an optical modulator working at terahertz frequencies, based on the interplay between split-ring resonators and graphene. A modulation depth of about 18% was achieved with a bias voltage as low as 0.5 V.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; graphene; optical metamaterials; optical resonators; terahertz metamaterials; terahertz wave devices; C; bias voltage; graphene; metamaterial split-ring resonators; modulation depth; terahertz frequencies; terahertz optical modulator; voltage 0.5 V; Biomedical optical imaging; Graphene; Metamaterials; Optical buffering; Optical modulation; Optical ring resonators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989935