Device concepts for graphene-based terahertz photonics

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Tredicucci, Alessandro ^a   Vitiello, Miriam Serena ^a  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

detectors; far infrared; field effect transistors; lasers; modulators; plasma waves; Plasmonics; Terahertz (THz)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; FAR-INFRARED; HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVICES; HIGH-SPEED MODULATOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PLASMONICS; TERAHERTZ; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

DETECTORS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; LASERS; MODULATORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASMA WAVES; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; TERAHERTZ WAVE DETECTORS; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84882765309     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2271692     Document Type: Article

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