• 文献标题:   PT Symmetry and Singularity-Enhanced Sensing Based on Photoexcited Graphene Metasurfaces
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN PY, JUNG J
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED
  • ISSN:   2331-7019
  • 通讯作者地址:   Wayne State Univ
  • 被引频次:   36
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.064018
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

We introduce here a parity-time-(PT) symmetric system using an optically pumped, active graphene metasurface paired with a resistive metallic filament, realizing a unidirectional reflectionless propagation of terahertz (THz) waves. The amplified THz stimulated emission and tailored plasmon resonances in the graphene metasurface may achieve an equivalent negative-resistance converter at THz frequencies. We theoretically demonstrate that the combination of the spectral singularity in a PT -symmetric system and the chemical sensitivity of graphene may give rise to exotic scattering responses, strongly influenced by the presence of charged impurities in graphene at the spontaneous PT -symmetry-breaking point. This graphene-based PT -symmetric device may have broad relevance beyond the extraordinary manipulation of THz waves, as it may also open exciting prospects for detecting gas, chemical, and biological agents with high sensitivities.