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Strong enhancement of light-matter interaction in graphene coupled to a photonic crystal nanocavity

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

X. Gan
K.F. Mak
Y. Gao
Y. You
F. Hatami
J. Hone
T.F. Heinz
D. Englund

Abstract

We demonstrate a large enhancement in the interaction of light with graphene through coupling with localized modes in a photonic crystal nanocavity. Spectroscopic studies show that a single atomic layer of graphene reduces the cavity reflection by more than a factor of one hundred, while also sharply reducing the cavity quality factor. The strong interaction allows for cavity-enhanced Raman spectroscopy on subwavelength regions of a graphene sample. A coupled-mode theory model matches experimental observations and indicates significantly increased light absorption in the graphene layer. The coupled graphene-cavity system also enables precise measurements of graphene's complex refractive index. © 2012 American Chemical Society.

Date Published

Journal

Nano Letters

Volume

12

Issue

11

Number of Pages

5626-5631,

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84869152915&doi=10.1021%2fnl302746n&partnerID=40&md5=8a89f9bef604830419f1d1d26d3cb475

DOI

10.1021/nl302746n

Group (Lab)

Kin Fai Mak Group

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