• 文献标题:   Nano-scale multifunctional logic gate based on graphene/hexagonal boron nitride plasmonic waveguides
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   REZAEI MH, BOROUMANDI R, ZARIFKAR A, FARMANI A
  • 作者关键词:   surface plasmon, boron compound, optical waveguide, integrated optic, nanophotonic, optical logic, graphene, optical metamaterial, optical storage, nanoscale multifunctional logic gate, graphene, hexagonal boron nitride plasmonic waveguide, metamaterial, electrooptical propertie, logical operation, and, or, xor, multifunctional structure, surface plasmon, dispersion propertie, electrical field, integrated photonic circuit, nanoscale practical onchip application, plasmonic memory device, wavelength 7, 5 mum, cbn
  • 出版物名称:   IET OPTOELECTRONICS
  • ISSN:   1751-8768 EI 1751-8776
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shiraz Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1049/iet-opt.2019.0054
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The concept and analysis of a nano-scale multifunctional logic gate based on graphene/hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) plasmonic waveguides at a wavelength of 7.5 mu m are presented. By using graphene as a metamaterial with outstanding electro-optical properties, various logical operations including AND, OR, and XOR are implemented. The proposed multifunctional structure supports surface plasmons (SPs) whose dispersion properties can be controlled by applying an electrical field to graphene. The effects of the incident polarisation and the substrate of graphene on the transmission of SPs are investigated. Simulations by finite difference time domain method show that the extinction ratios for the presented logical operations are higher than 15 dB. Also, the structure has a compact footprint of 1.12 mu m(2) which is suitable for using in integrated photonic circuits. This provides a path for the development of novel nano-scale practical on-chip applications such as plasmonic memory devices.