Broadband terahertz modulator based on graphene metamaterials

Abstract

Tunable complementary split ring resonators (CSRRs) based on monolayer graphene are presented in terahertz regime. By applying different gate voltage, the Fermi level and optical conductivity of monolayer graphene pattern can be changed. Here, we employ a numerical simulation to study the interaction of light with graphene CSRRs. The results indicate that the extinction in transmission becomes stronger, and the resonance frequency presents blue shift with higher Fermi level of the graphene pattern. Three pronounced resonant peaks appear which can be modulated dynamically in the range of 1-2THz and 3-7THz, and realizing dynamic broadband terahertz modulation, the modulation depth exceeds 85% at all three resonant peaks, the highest modulation depth reaches 98.8% at 7.47THz.