Excitation of SPP's in graphene by a waveguide mode

We present a semi-analytical model that predicts the excitation of surface-plasmon polaritons (SPP) on a graphene sheet located in front of a sub-wavelength slit drilled in thick metal screen. We identify the signature of the SPP in the transmission, reflection, and absorption curves. Following prev...

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Main Author: Pedrelli, D. C. (author)
Other Authors: Alexandre, B. S. C. (author), Peres, N. M. R. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/60491
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/60491
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Summary:We present a semi-analytical model that predicts the excitation of surface-plasmon polaritons (SPP) on a graphene sheet located in front of a sub-wavelength slit drilled in thick metal screen. We identify the signature of the SPP in the transmission, reflection, and absorption curves. Following previous literature on noble-metal plasmonics, we characterize the efficiency of excitation of SPP's in graphene computing a spatial probability density. This quantity shows the presence of plasmonics resonances dispersing with the Fermi energy, $E_F$, as $\sqrt{E_F}$ an unambiguous signature of graphene plasmons.