Thirty Gigahertz Optoelectronic Mixing in Chemical Vapor Deposited Graphene


Type
Article
Change log
Authors
Montanaro, A 
Mzali, S 
Mazellier, JP 
Bezencenet, O 
Larat, C 
Abstract

© 2016 American Chemical Society. The remarkable properties of graphene, such as broadband optical absorption, high carrier mobility, and short photogenerated carrier lifetime, are particularly attractive for high-frequency optoelectronic devices operating at 1.55 μm telecom wavelength. Moreover, the possibility to transfer graphene on a silicon substrate using a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor-compatible process opens the ability to integrate electronics and optics on a single cost-effective chip. Here, we report an optoelectronic mixer based on chemical vapor-deposited graphene transferred on an oxidized silicon substrate. Our device consists in a coplanar waveguide that integrates a graphene channel, passivated with an atomic layer-deposited Al2O3 film. With this new structure, 30 GHz optoelectronic mixing in commercially available graphene is demonstrated for the first time. In particular, using a 30 GHz intensity-modulated optical signal and a 29.9 GHz electrical signal, we show frequency downconversion to 100 MHz. These results open promising perspectives in the domain of optoelectronics for radar and radio-communication systems.

Description
Keywords
Graphene, electronics, graphene devices, graphene optoelectronics, optoelectronic mixer, optoelectronics, signal processing
Journal Title
Nano Letters
Conference Name
Journal ISSN
1530-6984
1530-6992
Volume Title
16
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K016636/1)
European Commission (604391)
European Commission (285275)