The temperature-induced complex refractive index(CRI) effect of graphene is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally based on a graphene coated in-fiber MZI(Mach-Zehnder interferometer). The relationships bet...The temperature-induced complex refractive index(CRI) effect of graphene is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally based on a graphene coated in-fiber MZI(Mach-Zehnder interferometer). The relationships between real and imaginary parts of the graphene CRI and temperature are obtained through investigating the dip wavelength and intensity of the MZI interference spectrum changing with temperature, respectively. The temperature effect of CRI of the graphene is also analyzed theoretically. Both experimental and theoretical studies show that the real part and imaginary part of the CRI nonlinearly decrease and increase with temperature increasing, respectively. This graphene-coated in-fiber MZI structure also possesses the advantages of easy fabrication, miniaturization, low cost and robustness. It has potential applications in nanomaterial-based optic devices for communication and sensing.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.ZR2009AM017 and ZR2013FM019)the National Postdoctoral Project of China(Grant Nos.200902574 and 20080441150)+2 种基金the Shandong Provincial Education Department Foundation of China(Grant No.J06P14)the Opening Foundation of State Key Lab of Minning Disaster Prevention and Control Co-founded by Shandong Provincethe Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant No.MDPC201602)
文摘The temperature-induced complex refractive index(CRI) effect of graphene is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally based on a graphene coated in-fiber MZI(Mach-Zehnder interferometer). The relationships between real and imaginary parts of the graphene CRI and temperature are obtained through investigating the dip wavelength and intensity of the MZI interference spectrum changing with temperature, respectively. The temperature effect of CRI of the graphene is also analyzed theoretically. Both experimental and theoretical studies show that the real part and imaginary part of the CRI nonlinearly decrease and increase with temperature increasing, respectively. This graphene-coated in-fiber MZI structure also possesses the advantages of easy fabrication, miniaturization, low cost and robustness. It has potential applications in nanomaterial-based optic devices for communication and sensing.