Investigating factors affecting loss reduction in graphene-based plasmonic structures
Subject Areas : Journal of Optoelectronical Nanostructures
1 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
Keywords: Plasmon, Graphene, Losses, Propagation length, Chemical potential,
Abstract :
In graphene-based plasmonic structures, the path length traveled by surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) or the propagation length of plasmons is very important. So that the longer the plasmon propagation length in a structure is, the better that structure will perform. Therefore, it is very important to know the factors affecting the propagation length of plasmons. One of the effective factors in increasing the propagation length of plasmons is reducing the losses of the graphene-based plasmonic structure. The losses of these structures depend on the amount of chemical potential used for graphene and the material of the substrate used in the structure. Therefore, in this work, the effect of the chemical potential and the type of different substrates on the loss of the structure in the wavelength range of 8 to 12 micrometers has been investigated. According to the results obtained in this paper, by using a chemical potential of 1eV for graphene and using glass as a substrate, it is possible to reduce the losses of the structure and thus increase the emission length.
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