• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2012

모드 전송선로 이론을 이용하여 플라즈마 광 편파기의 편파특성을 정확하게 분석하였다. 제안한 해석법의 타당성 및 정확성을 분석하기 위하여 새로운 편파조건인 모드 억압비율(mode suppression ratio)을 정의하였다. 수치해석 결과, 플라즈마 광 편파기는 유전체로 구성된 전형적인 광 편파기에 비하여 편파거리가 현저하게 짧은 $10{\mu}m$로 나타났다. 또한, 플라즈마 광 편파기를 구성하는 금속 성분인 Ag에 기인한 삽입손실은 -1dB 이하로 무시할 정도로 작았다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.196-196
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• 2012

Graphene, two-dimensional one-atom-thick planar sheet of carbon atoms densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice, has grabbled appreciable attention due to its extraordinary mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties. Based on the graphene's high carrier mobility, high frequency graphene field effect transistors have been developed. Graphene is useful for photonic components as well as for the applications in electronic devices. Graphene's unique optical properties allowed us to develop ultra wide-bandwidth optical modulator, photo-detector, and broadband polarizer. Graphene can support SPP-like surface wave because it is considered as a two-dimensional metal-like systems. The SPPs are associated with the coupling between collective oscillation of free electrons in the metal and electromagnetic waves. The charged free carriers in the graphene contribute to support the surface waves at the graphene-dielectric interface by coupling to the electromagnetic wave. In addition, graphene can control the surface waves because its charge carrier density is tunable by means of a chemical doping method, varying the Fermi level by applying gate bias voltage, and/or applying magnetic field. As an extended application of graphene in photonics, we investigated the characteristics of the graphene-based plasmonic waveguide for optical signal transmission. The graphene strips embedded in a dielectric are served as a high-frequency optical signal guiding medium. The TM polarization wave is transmitted 6 mm-long graphene waveguide with the averaged extinction ratio of 19 dB at the telecom wavelength of $1.31{\mu}m$. 2.5 Gbps data transmission was successfully accomplished with the graphene waveguide. Based on these experimental results, we concluded that the graphene-based plasmonic waveguide can be exploited further for development of next-generation integrated photonic circuits on a chip.