Electrically controlled terahertz spatial light modulators with graphene arrays


Kakenov N., Takan T., ÖZKAN V. A., Balci O., Polat E. O., ALTAN H., ...Daha Fazla

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), San-Francisco, Kostarika, 22 - 27 Mayıs 2016 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: San-Francisco
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Kostarika
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Gate-tunable high-mobility electrons on atomically thin graphene layers provide a unique opportunity to control electromagnetic waves in a very broad spectrum. In this paper, we describe an electrically-controlled multipixel terahertz light modulators. The spatial light modulator is fabricated using two large-area graphene layers grown by chemical vapor deposition and transferred on THz transparent and flexible substrates. Room temperature ionic liquid, inserted between the graphene, provides mutual gating between the graphene layers. We used passive matrix addressing to control local charge density thus the THz transmittance. With this device configuration, we were able to obtain 5x5 arrays of graphene modulator with 65% modulation between 0.1 to 1.5 THz.