Title :
Tunable THz Angular/Frequency Filters in the Modified Kretschmann–Raether Configuration With the Insertion of Single Layer Graphene
Author :
Xiaoyu Dai ; Leyong Jiang ; Yuanjiang Xiang
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ. & Guangdong Province, Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Abstract :
Tunable terahertz (THz) angular/frequency filters in the modified Kretschmann-Raether configuration with the insertion of single-layer graphene have been numerically demonstrated. Due to the excitation of the transverse magnetic (TM) polarized surface plasmons at the interface of two dielectrics with the insertion of the graphene sheet, the transmission resonance occurs at some range incident angles and frequencies in the THz frequency range, which can be adopted for designing the angular/frequency filters. It is shown that the resonant angle and the resonant wavelength can be tuned by varying the Fermi energy of the graphene sheets via electrostatic biasing. Moreover, we show that the resonant behaviors can be engineered by changing the gap thickness or the incident angle.
Keywords :
Fermi level; graphene; microwave photonics; optical filters; optical tuning; surface plasmons; terahertz wave devices; C; Fermi energy; dielectrics; electrostatic biasing; graphene sheet; incident angles; modified Kretschmann-Raether configuration; resonant behaviors; single layer graphene insertion; transmission resonance; transverse magnetic polarized surface plasmons; tunable THz angular/frequency filters; Conductivity; Dielectrics; Graphene; Optical bistability; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Resonant frequency; Optical filters; graphene; surface plasmons;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2414181