Graphene-Assisted Polymer Waveguide Optically Controlled Switch Using First-Order Mode
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Mode Converter
2.3. Coupler
2.4. Method
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Refractive Index | Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure (J/(kg·K)) | Thermal Conductivity (W/(m·K)) | Density (kg/m3) |
---|---|---|---|---|
SU-8 | 1.588 @980 nm 1.582 @1550 nm | 1200 | 0.2 | 1190 |
PMMA | 1.48 @980 nm 1.477 @1550 nm | 1420 | 0.19 | 1180 |
Silica | 1.444 @980 nm 1.45 @1550 nm | 730 | 1.4 | 2200 |
Graphene | 2.41 + 2.19i @980 nm 2.98 + 2.79i @1550 nm | 740 | 5300 | 1060 |
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Yang, Y.; Lv, J.; Lin, B.; Cao, Y.; Yi, Y.; Zhang, D. Graphene-Assisted Polymer Waveguide Optically Controlled Switch Using First-Order Mode. Polymers 2021, 13, 2117. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132117
Yang Y, Lv J, Lin B, Cao Y, Yi Y, Zhang D. Graphene-Assisted Polymer Waveguide Optically Controlled Switch Using First-Order Mode. Polymers. 2021; 13(13):2117. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132117
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Yue, Jiawen Lv, Baizhu Lin, Yue Cao, Yunji Yi, and Daming Zhang. 2021. "Graphene-Assisted Polymer Waveguide Optically Controlled Switch Using First-Order Mode" Polymers 13, no. 13: 2117. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132117