• 文献标题:   Low-Bias Terahertz Amplitude Modulator Based on Split-Ring Resonators and Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DEGL INNOCENTI R, JESSOP DS, SHAH YD, SIBIK J, ZEITLER JA, KIDAMBI PR, HOFMANN S, BEERE HE, RITCHIE DA
  • 作者关键词:   terahertz, graphene, metamaterial, optical modulator, timedomain spectroscopy, optoelectronic
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Cambridge
  • 被引频次:   82
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn406136c
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Split-ring resonators represent the ideal route to achieve optical control of the incident light at THz frequencies. These subwavelength metamaterial elements exhibit broad resonances that can be easily tuned lithographically. We have realized a design based on the interplay between the resonances of metallic split rings and the electronic properties of monolayer graphene integrated in a single device. By varying the major carrier concentration of graphene, an active modulation of the optical intensity was achieved in the frequency range between 2.2 and 3.1 THz, achieving a maximum modulation depth of 18%, with a bias as low as 0.5 V.