Dynamically controllable graphene three-port circulator

Abstract

A new type of the graphene-based three-port circulator is suggested and analysed. The cross-section of the component presents a three-layer structure consisting of a layer of silicon, of silica and of graphene. In-plane figure resembles a common microwave nanostrip circulator with a circular graphene resonator and three waveguides symmetrically connected to it. The graphene is magnetized normally to its plane by a DC magnetic field. The numerical simulation demonstrates the isolation of -15 dB and insertion losses of -2 dB in 6.98 \% frequency band with the central frequency 8.23THz.