Terahertz imaging employing graphene modulator arrays

Opt Express. 2013 Jan 28;21(2):2324-30. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.002324.

Abstract

In this paper we propose and experimentally demonstrate arrays of graphene electro-absorption modulators as electrically reconfigurable patterns for terahertz cameras. The active element of these modulators consists of only single-atom-thick graphene, achieving a modulation of the THz wave reflectance > 50% with a potential modulation depth approaching 100%. Although the prototype presented here only contains 4x4 pixels, it reveals the possibility of developing reliable low-cost video-rate THz imaging systems employing single detector.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*
  • Terahertz Radiation
  • Transducers*

Substances

  • Graphite