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Characterization of spectral features of cavity modes in one-dimensional graphene-based photonic crystal structures

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In this study, a numerical approach based on the transfer-matrix method (TMM) is employed to investigate, the optical features of an ultra-high-quality factor (Q-factor). The cavity is formed by incorporating a defect layer in a one-dimensional graphene photonic crystal (1D-GPC) structure. The cavity modes are identified, and the dependency of their spectral characteristics on the opto-geometrical parameters of the structure and the chemical potential (\(\mu _{\mathrm{C}})\) of graphene are investigated in detail. Our simulation results indicate that a tunable ultra-high Q-factor is attainable with the proposed cavity device. It is shown that the eigenfrequencies of the cavity modes vary in similar way versus the considered parameters. While, their Q-factors exhibit some differences in their changes with the thicknesses of the material layers. We have also noticed that the proposed cavity exhibits a cavity mode whose Q-factor increases exponentially with the number of layers in the distributed Bragg reflectors and with the graphene chemical potential. The observed tunable features of such kind of high Q-factor cavity make it an ideal candidate for the realization of ultrasmall tunable narrowband filters, sensing devices, and low-threshold lasers.

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This research has been funded by Scientific Research Deanship at University of Ha’il-Saudi Arabia through project number RG-20 021.

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  1. Department of Physics, College of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    W. Belhadj & O. H. Alsalmi

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, 2440, Saudi Arabia

    N. Ben Ali & A. Torchani

  3. Nanomaterials Technology unit, Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center (BASRC), College of Science of Dammam, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia

    H. Dakhlaoui

  4. Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, 2440, Saudi Arabia

    H. Alsaif

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WB: conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, software, writing—original draft, review, and editing. NBA: conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, software, writing—original draft, review, and editing. HD: conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, software, writing—original draft, review, and editing. OHA: conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, software, writing—original draft, review, and editing. HA: conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, software, writing—original draft, review, and editing. AT: conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, software, writing—original draft, review, and editing.

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Belhadj, W., Ali, N.B., Dakhlaoui, H. et al. Characterization of spectral features of cavity modes in one-dimensional graphene-based photonic crystal structures. Eur. Phys. J. B 94, 198 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/s10051-021-00194-9

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