A graphene-based broadband optical modulator

By Ming Liu, Xiaobo Yin, Erick Ulin-Avila, Baisong Geng, T. Zentgraf, Long-Yun Ju, Feng Wang, Xiang Zhang. Nature, 2011

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Mixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures. (2016, background): “6 μm.(100) Likewise, graphene phototransistors coupled with Si waveguides have yielded broadband responsivities in excess of 10 mAW at zero bias (Figure 6d) and cut-off frequencies > 10 GHz (Figure 6d inset).”
Broadband 10 Gb/s operation of graphene electro‐absorption modulator on silicon (2016, background): “the potential to operate over a much larger optical bandwidth [15].”
Taking silicon photonics modulators to a higher performance level: state-of-the-art and a review of new technologies (2021, background): “1 dB∕μm.(153) The absorption in graphene is dependent on the bias voltage.”
Raman characterization of defects and dopants in graphene (2015, methodology): “Optical modulators using SLG and BLG have been created with bandwidths exceeding 1 GHz [121, 122].”
Silicon photonic integration in telecommunications (2015, background): “There are also graphene modulators that rely on switching the graphene between an absorbing metal and a transparent insulator [20].”