Recent progress in graphene terahertz modulators

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/ab9433

Abstract Graphene has been recognized as a promising candidate in developing tunable terahertz (THz) functional devices due to its excellent optical and electronic properties, such as high carrier mobility and tunable conductivity. Here, we review graphene-based THz modulators we have recently developed. First, the optical properties of graphene are discussed. Then, graphene THz modulators realized by different methods, such as gate voltage, optical pump, and nonlinear response of graphene are presented. Finally, challenges and prospective of graphene THz modulators are also discussed.

Keywords: terahertz graphene modulators

Received: 27 March 2020
Revised: 03 May 2020
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PACS:	78.67.Wj	(Optical properties of graphene)
	87.50.U-
	42.79.Hp	(Optical processors, correlators, and modulators)

Fund: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0701004) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61675145, 61722509, 61735012, and 61420106006).

Corresponding Authors: Zhen Tian, Weili Zhang
E-mail: weili.zhang@okstate.edu

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Xieyu Chen(陈勰宇), Zhen Tian(田震), Quan Li(李泉), Shaoxian Li(李绍限), Xueqian Zhang(张学迁), Chunmei Ouyang(欧阳春梅), Jianqiang Gu(谷建强), Jiaguang Han(韩家广), Weili Zhang(张伟力) Recent progress in graphene terahertz modulators 2020 Chin. Phys. B 29 077803

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