Graphene Photonics, Optoelectronics, and Plasmonics

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Graphene has been hailed as a rising star in photonics and optoelectronics. The wonderful optical properties of graphene make possible the multiple functions of signal emission, transmission, modulation, and detection to be realized in one material. This book compiles and details cutting-edge research in graphene photonics, plasmonics, and broadband optoelectronic devices. Particularly, it emphasizes the ability to integrate graphene photonics onto the silicon platform to afford broadband operation in light routing and amplification, which involves components such as the polarizer, the modulator, and the photodetector. It also includes other functions such as a saturable absorber and an optical limiter. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationship between the operation of these conceptually new photonic devices and the fundamental physics of graphene involved in the interactions between graphene and light. Content: Cover Half title Tilte Copyright Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Discovery of Graphene and Its Properties 1.3 Production of Graphene 1.3.1 Mechanical Exfoliation 1.3.2 Epitaxial Growth 1.3.2.1 Epitaxial growth mechanism 1.3.2.2 Different substrates adopted 1.3.3 Chemical Vapor Deposition 1.3.4 Solution Processing 1.3.4.1 Graphite/graphene oxides 1.3.4.2 Reduced graphene oxides 1.4 Optical Properties of Graphene 1.4.1 Linear Optical Properties 1.4.2 Nonlinear Optical Properties Chapter 2 Application of Graphene in Lasers 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Mode-Locking Fiber Laser Based on Graphene 2.3 Q-Switching Fiber Laser Based on Graphene 2.4 Graphene in the Solid State Laser 2.5 Conclusion Chapter 3 Graphene-Based Optical Modulators 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Graphene Strip-Waveguide Optical Modulators 3.3 Graphene-SlotWaveguide Optical Modulators 3.4 Optical Modulators with MZI and Ring Structures 3.5 Optical Modulators with Vertical Structure 3.6 Conclusion Chapter 4 Graphene-Based Optical Polarizers 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Conventional In-Line Polarizers 4.3 Graphene-Based Polarizers 4.3.1 Optical Fiber Polarizers 4.3.2 OpticalWaveguide Polarizers 4.4 Conclusion Chapter 5 Graphene-Based Photodetectors 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Plasma-Enhanced Graphene Photodetectors 5.3 Resonant Cavity-Enhanced Graphene Photodetectors 5.4 Waveguide-Integrated Graphene Photodetector 5.5 Van derWaals Heterojunction Structure Photodetector 5.6 Conclusion and Outlook