• 文献标题:   Double-layer graphene on photonic crystal waveguide electro-absorption modulator with 12 GHz bandwidth
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHENG Z, ZHU XL, GALILI M, FRANDSEN LH, HU H, XIAO SS, DONG JJ, DING YH, OXENLOWE LK, ZHANG XL
  • 作者关键词:   photonic crystal waveguide, graphene, modulator, electrooptical device
  • 出版物名称:   NANOPHOTONICS
  • ISSN:   2192-8606 EI 2192-8614
  • 通讯作者地址:   Huazhong Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1515/nanoph-2019-0381
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Graphene has been widely used in silicon-based optical modulators for its ultra-broadband light absorption and ultrafast optoelectronic response. By incorporating graphene and slow-light silicon photonic crystal waveguide (PhCW), here we propose and experimentally demonstrate a unique double-layer graphene electro-absorption modulator in telecommunication applications. The modulator exhibits a modulation depth of 0.5 dB/mu m with a bandwidth of 13.6 GHz, while graphene coverage length is only 1.2 mu m in simulations. We also fabricated the graphene modulator on silicon platform, and the device achieved a modulation bandwidth at 12 GHz. The proposed graphene-PhCW modulator may have potentials in the applications of on-chip interconnections.