• 文献标题:   Channel hybrid plasmonic modes in dielectric-loaded graphene groove waveguides
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WAN P, YANG CH, LIU Z
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, surface plasmon, channel waveguide, hybrid mode
  • 出版物名称:   OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   0030-4018 EI 1873-0310
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanjing Univ Informat Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.optcom.2018.03.031
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Dielectric-loaded graphene groove waveguide (DLGGW) structure is designed and the channel hybrid plasmonic modes are investigated in the terahertz domain. The proposed structure could effectively suppress the mode field confinement with relative low transmission loss due to the strong coupling between the dielectric mode and the channel graphene plasmonic mode. A typical propagation length is 37.8 mu m, and optical field is confined into an ultra-small area of approximately 52 mu m(2) at 1.5 THz. By changing the size of cylinder, the angle of the graphene groove, and the thickness of dielectric coating layer, the compromise between confinement and loss could be balanced flexibly. Unlike plasmons in noble metals, the propagation loss in DLGGW structure could be tuned by the graphene conductivity. Moreover, because of the imaginary part of graphene conductivity being positive, the proposed waveguide can propagate in a large terahertz frequency regime. This waveguide shows great applications in optical integrated devices, such as detectors, sensors and spectroscopy.