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Bends and splitters in graphene nanoribbon waveguides

Year: 2013

Type: article

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.

Source: Optics Express

DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.003486

Authors: Xiaolong Zhu, Wei Yan, N. Asger Mortensen, Sanshui Xiao

Institution: Technical University of Denmark

Language: English

Topic: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,270

Funders: National Research Foundation, Danmarks Grundforskningsfond, Center for Nanostructured Graphene