Bends and splitters in graphene nanoribbon waveguides

Opt Express. 2013 Feb 11;21(3):3486-91. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.003486.

Abstract

We investigate the performance of bends and splitters in graphene nanoribbon waveguides. Although the graphene waveguides are lossy themselves, we show that bends and splitters do not induce any additional loss provided that the nanoribbon width is sub-wavelength. We use transmission line theory to qualitatively interpret the behavior observed in our simulation. Our results pave a promising way to realize ultra-compact devices operating in the terahertz region.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Light
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Nanotubes / chemistry*
  • Nanotubes / ultrastructure
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Graphite