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Graphene based plasmonic terahertz amplitude modulator operating above 100 MHz

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Graphene based plasmonic terahertz amplitude modulator operating above 100 MHz. / Jessop, David S.; Kindness, Stephen J. ; Xiao, Lei et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, No. 17, 171101, 26.04.2016.

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Jessop, DS, Kindness, SJ, Xiao, L, Braeuninger-Weimer, P, Lin, H, Ren, Y, Ren, CX, Hofmann, S, Zeitler, JA, Beere, HE, Ritchie, DA & Degl'innocenti, R 2016, 'Graphene based plasmonic terahertz amplitude modulator operating above 100 MHz', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 108, no. 17, 171101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4947596

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Jessop, D. S., Kindness, S. J., Xiao, L., Braeuninger-Weimer, P., Lin, H., Ren, Y., Ren, C. X., Hofmann, S., Zeitler, J. A., Beere, H. E., Ritchie, D. A., & Degl'innocenti, R. (2016). Graphene based plasmonic terahertz amplitude modulator operating above 100 MHz. Applied Physics Letters, 108(17), Article 171101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4947596

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Jessop DS, Kindness SJ, Xiao L, Braeuninger-Weimer P, Lin H, Ren Y et al. Graphene based plasmonic terahertz amplitude modulator operating above 100 MHz. Applied Physics Letters. 2016 Apr 26;108(17):171101. doi: 10.1063/1.4947596

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Jessop, David S. ; Kindness, Stephen J. ; Xiao, Lei et al. / Graphene based plasmonic terahertz amplitude modulator operating above 100 MHz. In: Applied Physics Letters. 2016 ; Vol. 108, No. 17.

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abstract = "The terahertz (THz) region of the electromagnetic spectrum holds great potential in many fields ofstudy, from spectroscopy to biomedical imaging, remote gas sensing, and high speedcommunication. To fully exploit this potential, fast optoelectronic devices such as amplitude andphase modulators must be developed. In this work, we present a room temperature external THzamplitude modulator based on plasmonic bow-tie antenna arrays with graphene. By applying amodulating bias to a back gate electrode, the conductivity of graphene is changed, which modifiesthe reflection characteristics of the incoming THz radiation. The broadband response of the devicewas characterized by using THz time-domain spectroscopy, and the modulation characteristicssuch as the modulation depth and cut-off frequency were investigated with a 2.0 THz single frequency emission quantum cascade laser. An optical modulation cut-off frequency of 105 6 15MHz is reported. The results agree well with a lumped element circuit model developed to describethe device.",
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AU - Ren, Yuan

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AU - Degl'innocenti, Riccardo

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