Photonic crystal for graphene plasmons

L. Xiong, C. Forsythe, M. Jung, A. S. McLeod, S. S. Sunku, Y. M. Shao, G. X. Ni, A. J. Sternbach, S. Liu, J. H. Edgar, E. J. Mele, M. M. Fogler, G. Shvets, C. R. Dean and D. N. Basov ()
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L. Xiong: Columbia University
C. Forsythe: Columbia University
M. Jung: Cornell University
A. S. McLeod: Columbia University
S. S. Sunku: Columbia University
Y. M. Shao: Columbia University
G. X. Ni: Columbia University
A. J. Sternbach: Columbia University
S. Liu: Kansas State University
J. H. Edgar: Kansas State University
E. J. Mele: University of Pennsylvania
M. M. Fogler: University of California San Diego
G. Shvets: Cornell University
C. R. Dean: Columbia University
D. N. Basov: Columbia University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Photonic crystals are commonly implemented in media with periodically varying optical properties. Photonic crystals enable exquisite control of light propagation in integrated optical circuits, and also emulate advanced physical concepts. However, common photonic crystals are unfit for in-operando on/off controls. We overcome this limitation and demonstrate a broadly tunable two-dimensional photonic crystal for surface plasmon polaritons. Our platform consists of a continuous graphene monolayer integrated in a back-gated platform with nano-structured gate insulators. Infrared nano-imaging reveals the formation of a photonic bandgap and strong modulation of the local plasmonic density of states that can be turned on/off or gradually tuned by the applied gate voltage. We also implement an artificial domain wall which supports highly confined one-dimensional plasmonic modes. Our electrostatically-tunable photonic crystals are derived from standard metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor technology and pave a way for practical on-chip light manipulation.

Date: 2019
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