Patent ID: 11885985
Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A graphene plasmon resonator, comprising:
a planar patterned layer comprising:
a plurality of electrically conductive segments comprising at least one of metal and graphene; and
a plurality of dielectric segments, each dielectric segment defined between a corresponding pair of the electrically conductive segments and configured as an electrical gate;

a graphene layer substantially parallel to the planar patterned layer, having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, overlapping the plurality of electrically conductive segments, and configured to support excited plasmons, wherein the planar patterned layer is arranged on the first face;
a source electrode arranged on the second face;
a drain electrode arranged on the second face and spaced apart from the source electrode;
a planar dielectric layer between the planar patterned layer and the graphene layer; and
a waveguide comprising a dielectric segment arranged substantially parallel to the graphene plasmon resonator, wherein the dielectric segment defines a major axis and is sized to support a waveguide mode that propagates along the major axis.