• 文献标题:   Graphene-clad tapered fiber: effective nonlinearity and propagation losses
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GORBACH AV, MARINI A, SKRYABIN DV
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  • 出版物名称:   OPTICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0146-9592 EI 1539-4794
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Bath
  • 被引频次:   25
  • DOI:   10.1364/OL.38.005244
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

We derive a pulse propagation equation for a graphene-clad optical fiber, treating the optical response of the graphene and nonlinearity of the dielectric fiber core as perturbations in asymptotic expansion of Maxwell equations. We analyze the effective nonlinear and attenuation coefficients due to the graphene layer. Based on the recent experimental measurements of the nonlinear graphene conductivity, we predict considerable enhancement of the effective nonlinearity for subwavelength fiber core diameters. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America