Review of Polarization Optical Devices Based on Graphene Materials

Graphene has received extensive scholarly attention for its extraordinary optical, electrical, and physicochemical properties, as well as its compatibility with silicon-based semiconductor processes. As a unique two-dimensional atomic crystal material, graphene has excellent mechanical properties, u...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2020-02, Vol.21 (5), p.1608
Main Authors: Zhang, Shijie, Li, Zongwen, Xing, Fei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biological
Biosensing Techniques - instrumentation
Biosensing Techniques - methods
Chemical Phenomena
Electronics
Equipment Design
graphene
Graphite - chemistry
Light
Optical Devices
optical fiber
Optical Fibers
optics
polarization
Review
Semiconductors
Silicon
Surface Plasmon Resonance
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Summary:Graphene has received extensive scholarly attention for its extraordinary optical, electrical, and physicochemical properties, as well as its compatibility with silicon-based semiconductor processes. As a unique two-dimensional atomic crystal material, graphene has excellent mechanical properties, ultra-high carrier mobility, ultra-wide optical response spectrum, and strong polarization dependence effect, which make it have great potential in new optical and polarization devices. A series of new optical devices that are based on graphene have been developed, showing excellent performance and broad application prospects. In this paper, the recent research progress of polarizers, sensors, modulators, and detectors that are based on the polarization characteristics of graphene is reviewed. In particular, the polarization dependence effect and broadband absorption enhancement of graphene under total reflection structure are emphasized, which enhance the interaction between graphene and light and then provide a new direction for research of graphene polarization devices.
ISSN:1422-0067
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms21051608