Journal
NANO LETTERS
Volume 23, Issue 9, Pages 3872-3878Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00507
Keywords
terahertz radiation; frequency conversion; ultrafast thermal emission; graphene; electrical gating; metamaterial
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The exceptional properties and dynamics of electronic heat in graphene allow for a switchable conversion of terahertz (THz) light to visible light at a sub-nano-second time scale. The researchers achieve a tunable on/off ratio of more than 30 and an increase in THz-induced emitted power in the visible range by 2 orders of magnitude using electrical gating and a grating-graphene metamaterial. These results provide a promising route for innovative optoelectronic technologies in the THz regime.
Several technologies, including photodetection, imaging, and data communication, could greatly benefit from the availability of fast and controllable conversion of terahertz (THz) light to visible light. Here, we demonstrate that the exceptional properties and dynamics of electronic heat in graphene allow for a THz-to-visible conversion, which is switchable at a sub-nano-second time scale. We show a tunable on/off ratio of more than 30 for the emitted visible light, achieved through electrical gating using a gate voltage on the order of 1 V. We also demonstrate that a grating-graphene metamaterial leads to an increase in THz-induced emitted power in the visible range by 2 orders of magnitude. The experimental results are in agreement with a thermodynamic model that describes blackbody radiation from the electron system heated through intraband Drude absorption of THz light. These results provide a promising route toward novel functionalities of optoelectronic technologies in the THz regime.
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