Tunable terahertz structure based on graphene hyperbolic metamaterials
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Department of Electronic Systems (Lithuania)
Photoexcited graphene can behave as the gain medium aiming to come up with the coherent radiation at low THz spectral region. However, its response is very weak because of its atomic dimensions. Herein, a different design aiming to obtain effective tunable THz amplifiers, having small dimensions and lasers with broadband operation based on active THz hyperbolic metamaterials (HMM) is demonstrated. HMMs are considered by employing multiple stacked photoexcited graphene sheets divided by dielectric spacers. Herein, we study and characterize the hyperbolic THz regime of the studied atomic active HMM. A broadband slow-wave propagation regime takes place if the graphene-based HMM system is periodically patterned. This occurs due to the hyperbolic dispersion. Doing so, reconfigurable amplification of THz waves in a broad-spectrum region is attained. This might be engineered by tuning the quasi-Fermi level of graphene. Moreover, the mechanisms leading to the increase of the frequency region of bound surface wave have been proposed in the frame of the current study.
- OSTI ID:
- 22950228
- Journal Information:
- Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 51, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0306-8919
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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