Demonstration of complex refractive index of graphene waveguide by microfiber-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 29818-29826

  Yao, Baicheng ^a   Wu, Yu ^a,b   Wang, Zegao ^a   Cheng, Yang ^a   Rao, Yunjiang ^a   Gong, Yuan ^a   Chen, Yuanfu ^a   Li, Yanrong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES;

COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDEX; OPTIC DEVICES; PHASE ALTERATIONS; SENSING APPLICATIONS; TRANSFORMATION OPTICS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

GRAPHITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; GRAPHITE; INTERFEROMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MINIATURIZATION; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 84890089636     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.029818     Document Type: Article

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