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Graphene-based polymer waveguide polarizer.

Jin Tae Kim¹, Choon-Gi Choi

¹Creative Research Center for Graphene Electronics, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon 305-700, South Korea. jintae@etri.re.kr

|March 16, 2012

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Graphene polarizers fabricated on optical polymer waveguides can function as either TM-pass or TE-pass devices. This tunable performance is achieved through interface engineering, enabling applications in photonic integrated circuits.

Area of Science:

Photonics
Materials Science
Nanotechnology

Background:

Planar-lightwave-circuits (PLCs) are essential for integrated optics.
Graphene's unique electronic properties offer potential for novel photonic devices.
Developing efficient and tunable polarizers is crucial for optical signal processing.

Purpose of the Study:

To fabricate and characterize a novel Planar-lightwave-circuit (PLC)-type graphene polarizer.
To investigate the tunability of graphene's electrical properties for polarization control.
To demonstrate the potential of graphene polarizers for on-chip photonic applications.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of graphene polarizers using low-loss optical polymer waveguides.
Interface engineering of graphene with UV-curable perfluorinated acrylate polymer resin.

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Optical characterization at a wavelength of 1.31 µm to assess polarization performance.

Main Results:

Successfully fabricated PLC-type graphene polarizers.
Demonstrated tunable surface wave support (TM or TE) by engineering graphene's electrical properties.
Achieved alternative TM-pass or TE-pass functionality based on the presence or absence of an upper-cladding layer.

Conclusions:

The proposed planar graphene polarizer offers tunable polarization control.
This technology is suitable for integration into photonic integrated circuits and devices.
Interface engineering is a key factor in optimizing graphene-based photonic components.