Nonlinear graphene metamaterial
Nonlinear graphene metamaterial
We demonstrate that the broadband nonlinear optical response of graphene can be resonantly enhanced by more than an order of magnitude through hybridization with a plasmonic metamaterial, while retaining an ultrafast nonlinear response time of ~1 ps. Transmission modulation close to ~1% is seen at a pump fluence of ~30 µJ/cm2 at the wavelength of ~1:6 µm. This approach allows to engineer and enhance graphene’s nonlinearity within a broad wavelength range enabling applications in optical switching, mode-locking, and pulse shaping.
graphene, metamaterials, plasmonics
Nikolaenko, Andrey E.
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Papasimakis, Nikitas
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Atmatzakis, Evangelos
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Luo, Zhiqiang
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Shen, Ze Xiang
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De Angelis, Francesco
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Boden, Stuart A.
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Di Fabrizio, Enzo
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Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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2012
Nikolaenko, Andrey E.
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Papasimakis, Nikitas
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Atmatzakis, Evangelos
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Luo, Zhiqiang
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Shen, Ze Xiang
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De Angelis, Francesco
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Boden, Stuart A.
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Di Fabrizio, Enzo
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Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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Nikolaenko, Andrey E., Papasimakis, Nikitas, Atmatzakis, Evangelos, Luo, Zhiqiang, Shen, Ze Xiang, De Angelis, Francesco, Boden, Stuart A., Di Fabrizio, Enzo and Zheludev, Nikolay I.
(2012)
Nonlinear graphene metamaterial.
Applied Physics Letters, 100 (18), [181109].
(doi:10.1063/1.4711044).
Abstract
We demonstrate that the broadband nonlinear optical response of graphene can be resonantly enhanced by more than an order of magnitude through hybridization with a plasmonic metamaterial, while retaining an ultrafast nonlinear response time of ~1 ps. Transmission modulation close to ~1% is seen at a pump fluence of ~30 µJ/cm2 at the wavelength of ~1:6 µm. This approach allows to engineer and enhance graphene’s nonlinearity within a broad wavelength range enabling applications in optical switching, mode-locking, and pulse shaping.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 3 May 2012
Published date: 2012
Keywords:
graphene, metamaterials, plasmonics
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/356016
ISSN: 0003-6951
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Andrey E. Nikolaenko
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Nikitas Papasimakis
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Evangelos Atmatzakis
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Zhiqiang Luo
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Ze Xiang Shen
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Francesco De Angelis
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Stuart A. Boden
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Enzo Di Fabrizio
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Nikolay I. Zheludev
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