• 文献标题:   Device Concepts for Graphene-Based Terahertz Photonics
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TREDICUCCI A, VITIELLO MS
  • 作者关键词:   terahertz thz, detector, modulator, field effect transistor, farinfrared, laser, plasma wave, plasmonic
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
  • ISSN:   1077-260X EI 1558-4542
  • 通讯作者地址:   CNR
  • 被引频次:   77
  • DOI:   10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2271692
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Graphene is establishing itself as a new photonic material with huge potential in a variety of applications ranging from transparent electrodes in displays and photovoltaic modules to saturable absorber in mode-locked lasers. Its peculiar bandstructure and electron transport characteristics naturally suggest graphene could also form the basis for a new generation of high-performance devices operating in the terahertz (THz) range of the electromagnetic spectrum. The region between 300 GHz and 10 THz is in fact still characterized by a lack of efficient, compact, solid state photonic components capable of operating well at 300 K. Recent works have already shown very promising results in the development of high-speed modulators as well as of bolometer and plasma-wave detectors. Furthermore, several concepts have been proposed aiming at the realization of lasers and oscillators. This paper will review the latest achievements in graphene-based THz photonics and discuss future perspectives of this rapidly developing research field.