• 文献标题:   Hybrid plasmonic graphene modulator with buried silicon waveguide
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHU Y, DENG CY, HUANG L, HU GH, YUN BF, ZHANG RH, CUI YP
  • 作者关键词:   surface plasmon polariton, graphene, silicononinsulator, broadband modulator
  • 出版物名称:   OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   0030-4018 EI 1873-0310
  • 通讯作者地址:   Southeast Univ
  • 被引频次:   7
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.optcom.2019.124559
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

We propose a low-loss broadband modulator by combining plasmonic effect with graphene to realize highly efficient modulation on the SOI (Silicon-On-Insulator) platform. Due to a hybrid plasmonic waveguide including buried silicon waveguide and silver waveguides, the fundamental mode is mainly confined in two single-layer graphene sheets, and the electric field vector is parallel to the graphene sheets ensuring the high efficient light absorption of graphene. The specific hybrid structure makes it easy for graphene transfer. Also, non-coplanar structure of silicon waveguide and silver waveguides provides simplified fabrication process and fabrication tolerance. The simulation results demonstrated that modulation bandwidth of 346 GHz is obtained, and the 3 dB modulation length is only 9.493 mu m. In addition, competitively low propagation loss of 0.85 dB was realized of the hybrid modulator.