• 文献标题:   High-Contrast Terahertz Wave Modulation by Gated Graphene Enhanced by Extraordinary Transmission through Ring Apertures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GAO WL, SHU J, REICHEL K, NICKEL DV, HE XW, SHI G, VAJTAI R, AJAYAN PM, KONO J, MITTLEMAN DM, XU QF
  • 作者关键词:   graphene photonic, thz modulator, extraordinary optical transmission, nearfield enhancement, high on/off ratio
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Rice Univ
  • 被引频次:   124
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl4041274
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Gate-controllable transmission of terahertz (THz) radiation makes graphene a promising material for making high-speed THz wave modulators. However, to date, graphene-based THz modulators have exhibited only small on/off ratios due to small THz absorption in single-layer graphene. Here we demonstrate a similar to 50% amplitude modulation of THz waves with gated single-layer graphene by the use of extraordinary transmission through metallic ring apertures placed right above the graphene layer. The extraordinary transmission induced similar to 7 times near-filed enhancement of THz absorption in graphene. These results promise complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor compatible THz modulators with tailored operation frequencies, large on/off ratios, and high speeds, ideal for applications in THz communications, imaging, and sensing.