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  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Vol. 35,
  • Issue 10,
  • pp. 1971-1979
  • (2017)

Analytical Model of Mid-Infrared Surface Plasmon Modes in a Cylindrical Long-Range Waveguide With Double-Layer Graphene

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Abstract

An optical waveguide for working in mid-infrared range is highly desirable. However, such a waveguide is required to yield a long propagation distance and deep subwavelength confinement. Although the graphene-based surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waveguides have exhibited some potential in this regard, their propagation lengths are currently insufficient (∼100 μm). In this paper, we propose a graphene-based cylindrical long-range SPP (LRSPP) waveguide, which is composed of a cylindrical silicon nanowire core surrounded by an inner graphene layer, a silica layer, and an outer graphene layer from inside to out. First, the electromagnetic field equation and the dispersion equation of this waveguide are derived. Then, combining these derived equations with the numerical simulation, the propagation properties of the LRSPP and the short-range SPP modes are analyzed. The results show that the proposed waveguide with the LRSPP fundamental mode has a notable advantage for simultaneously achieving a larger propagation length (∼10 μm) and a deep subwavelength confinement ( $\sim10^{- 5}\,A_{0}$ , where $A_{0}$ is the diffraction-limited mode area). This waveguide has potential for application in high-density photonic integrated circuits in the mid-infrared range.

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