We propose an ultra-compact graphene-based plasmonic modulation that is compatible with complementary metaloxide- semiconductor processing. The proposed structure uses a monolayer graphene as a mid-infrared surface waveguide, whose optical response is spatially modulated using electric fields to form a Fabry-Perot cavity. By varying the voltage acting on the cavity, the transmitted wavelength of the device could be controled at room temperature. The finite element method (FEM) has been employed to verify our designs. This design has potential applications in the graphene-based silicon optoelectronic devices as it offers new possibilities for developing new ultra-compact spectrometers and low-cost hyperspectral imaging sensors in mid-infrared region.

Date Published: 3 November 2016
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 10028, Plasmonics II, 1002813 (3 November 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2243349

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10028:
Plasmonics II
Hongxing Xu; Satoshi Kawata; David J. Bergman; Xing Zhu, Editor(s)