Optically defined reconfigurable THz metasurfaces using graphene on iron‐doped lithium niobate
Optically defined reconfigurable THz metasurfaces using graphene on iron‐doped lithium niobate
Graphene plasmonic devices have been demonstrated to show great potential for reconfigurable metasurfaces due to the tuneable electronic charge transport properties of graphene in response to electrostatic gating. Iron-doped lithium niobate is proposed as a platform for patterning-free optically reconfigurable graphene metasurfaces in the THz spectral region. Under structured illumination, the lithium niobate undergoes charge migration in the bulk, where carriers migrate away from illuminated regions, forming spatially patterned charge distributions capable of electrostatic tuning of graphene. These charge distributions are stable in the dark, however, can be redefined by subsequent illumination. Through the use of numerical simulations, it is demonstrated that optically defined charge distributions in lithium niobate can tune locally the graphene Fermi level allowing for plasmonic resonances at THz frequencies.
Gorecki, Jon
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Noual, Adnane
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Mailis, Sakellaris
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Apostolopoulos, Vasilis
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Papasimakis, Nikitas
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8 December 2022
Gorecki, Jon
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Noual, Adnane
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Mailis, Sakellaris
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Apostolopoulos, Vasilis
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Papasimakis, Nikitas
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Gorecki, Jon, Noual, Adnane, Mailis, Sakellaris, Apostolopoulos, Vasilis and Papasimakis, Nikitas
(2022)
Optically defined reconfigurable THz metasurfaces using graphene on iron‐doped lithium niobate.
Advanced Photonics Research, 3 (12), [2200233].
(doi:10.1002/adpr.202200233).
Abstract
Graphene plasmonic devices have been demonstrated to show great potential for reconfigurable metasurfaces due to the tuneable electronic charge transport properties of graphene in response to electrostatic gating. Iron-doped lithium niobate is proposed as a platform for patterning-free optically reconfigurable graphene metasurfaces in the THz spectral region. Under structured illumination, the lithium niobate undergoes charge migration in the bulk, where carriers migrate away from illuminated regions, forming spatially patterned charge distributions capable of electrostatic tuning of graphene. These charge distributions are stable in the dark, however, can be redefined by subsequent illumination. Through the use of numerical simulations, it is demonstrated that optically defined charge distributions in lithium niobate can tune locally the graphene Fermi level allowing for plasmonic resonances at THz frequencies.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 30 October 2022
Published date: 8 December 2022
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