• 文献标题:   Ultra-Broadband and Compact TM-Pass Polarizer Based on Graphene-Buried Polymer Waveguide
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIN BZ, LIAN TH, SUN SJ, ZHU M, CHE YH, SUN XQ, WANG XB, ZHANG DM
  • 作者关键词:   integrated optic, polymer optical waveguide, optical communication system, monolayer graphene, polarizer
  • 出版物名称:   POLYMERS
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.3390/polym14071481
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

We report an ultra-broadband and compact TM-pass polarizer based on graphene-buried polymer waveguides. The characteristic parameters of the polarizer were carefully designed and optimized. The standard microfabrication processes were employed to fabricate the device. The presented polarizers exhibit high polarization-dependent transmission imposing a TE mode cutoff while leaving the TM mode almost unaffected. We experimentally demonstrated the polarizer that has an ultra-high extinction ratio of more than 22.9 dB and 41.9 dB for the monolayer graphene film placed on the surface of core layer and buried in the center of core layer, respectively, and as low insertion loss as similar to 4.0 dB for the TM mode with the bandwidth over 110 nm. The presented polarizer has the advantages of high extinction ratio, ultra-broadband, low cost, and easy integration with other polymer-based planar lightwave devices.