▎ 摘　　要

We investigate the electron transport in smooth graphene p-n junctions, generated by gradually varying electrostatic potentials. The numerically calculated coherent current flow patterns can be understood largely in terms of semiclassical trajectories, equivalent to the ones obtained for light beams in a medium with a gradually changing refractive index. In smooth junctions, energetically forbidden regions emerge, which increase reflections and can generate pronounced interference patterns, for example, whispering gallery modes. The investigated devices do not only demonstrate the feasibility of the gradient-index electron optics in graphene p-n junctions, such as Luneburg and Maxwell lenses, but may have also technological applications, for example, as electron beam splitters, focusers, and waveguides. The semiclassical trajectories offer an efficient tool to estimate the current flow paths in such nanoelectronic devices.