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Realization of Graphene-Based Tunable Plasmon-Induced Transparency by the Dipole-Dipole Coupling

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A numerical and theoretical study is presented on the realization of tunable plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) phenomenon in the three-dimensional patterned graphene nanostrips. The simulation results reveal that the PIT effect is generated due to the excitation of dark mode which can be considered a dipole. The three-level plasmonic system is employed to explain the physical mechanism of the PIT effect. Different from previous reported form (dipole-quadrupole coupling), the proposed is attributed to the dipole-dipole coupling. The PIT effect can be tuned by changing the coupling length between bright and dark mode as well as the Fermi energy of graphene. Our studies provide guidance for fabricating ultra-compact devices in practical application.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos, 61176116, 11074069) and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20120161130003).

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  1. School of physics and Microelectronic and Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China

    Xiong-jun Shang, Xiang Zhai, Ling-ling Wang, Ben-xin Wang & Gui-dong Liu

  2. School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, 610054, China

    Xiao-fei Li

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Shang, Xj., Zhai, X., Li, Xf. et al. Realization of Graphene-Based Tunable Plasmon-Induced Transparency by the Dipole-Dipole Coupling. Plasmonics 11, 419–423 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-015-0069-1

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