• 文献标题:   Numerical investigation of a multi-functional optical device based on graphene-silica metamaterial
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU HQ, REN GB, GAO YX, ZHU BF, LI HS, WU BL, JIAN SS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, metamaterial, epsilonnearzero
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS
  • ISSN:   0950-0340 EI 1362-3044
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Jiaotong Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1080/09500340.2015.1128005
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

We propose a permittivity-tunable metamaterial channel, which is composed of alternative layers of graphene and silica. Optical waves can pass through the metamaterial channel only if its permittivity is tuned to zero. Taking advantage of the permittivity tunable property of the metamaterial, a multifunctional optical device, which can act as a wavelength demultiplexer, switch, and optical splitter without changing the geometric parameters has been proposed and numerically investigated by using the Finite Element Method. Owing to the permittivity tunable property of graphene, the working wavelength of the multi-functional device can be flexibly controlled by tuning the gate voltage applied on the metamaterial. This tunable ultracompact multi-functional optical device may find potential applications in highly integrated photonic circuits.