High-contrast electro-optic modulation of spatial light induced by graphene-integrated Fabry-Perot microcavity

We have proposed a graphene-integrated Fabry-Perot microcavity for efficient modulation of spatial light. A simplified theoretical model is established to analyze the performance of our system, and the calculated results agree well with the simulation results. It is shown that the plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) effect is achieved in the proposed microcavity and the central frequency of PIT window can be dynamically tuned by gate voltages. In particular, the PIT spectra exhibit extremely large modulation depths (similar to 90%) across a broad range of frequencies. The proposed ultracompact configuration demonstrates a type of cavity-induced high-contrast and frequency-selective electrooptic modulators, offering opportunities in exploiting active chip-integrated high-performance devices operating at frequencies from terahertz to mid-infrared. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.